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Image of a statue of the Virgin Mary and child on silk, with letter from Paul Yamaguchi, Archbishop of Nagasaki, to Victor Delnore, circa 1959

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Summary:Image of a statue of the Virgin Mary and child on silk with the inscription, "At this statue, the descendents of the ancient Christians of Nagasaki were discovered on March 17, 1865." 長崎大浦天主堂にある旧信者発見の聖母マリア.
Century:1901-2000
Place of origin – Continent:Asia
Place of origin – Country:Japan
Place of origin – Region:Nagasaki-ken
Place of origin – Settlement:Nagasaki-shi
Temporal subject: 1861-1870
Geographical subject – Continent:Asia
Geographical subject – Country:Japan
Geographical subject – Region:Nagasaki-ken
Geographical subject – Settlement:Nagasaki-shi
Topical subjects:Madonnas
Sculpture
Christianity
Catholic Church. Diocese of Nagasaki
Delnore, Victor, 1914-1998 -- Correspondence
Urakami Cathedral (Nagasaki)
Catholic church buildings
Yamaguchi, Paul Aijirō, 1894-1976 -- Correspondence
Genre:Cloth prints
Correspondence
ArchivesUM location:Gordon W. Prange papers
  • series 1
  • accession VD-019
Repository:Gordon W. Prange Collection
Browse terms:Religion
Copyright holder:University of Maryland (College Park, Md.)
Collection:Digital Collections
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