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Luke Hasegawa
Painting Catholic murals for the Church of the Holy Japanese Martyrs in Civitavecchia.
Introduction of Christianity into Japan · Holy Japanese Martyrs
- Born
- 9 July 1897
- Birthplace
- Tokyo Prefecture
- Died
- 3 July 1967
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Luke Hasegawa
Luke Hasegawa was a Japanese Catholic artist whose work brought Japanese subjects into Christian painting.
Early life
Education
Attended the Morning Star School in Tokyo.
Career
- 1925
Christian painting
Produced Introduction of Christianity into Japan.
- Church commissions
Civitavecchia
Created murals commemorating Japan’s Christian martyrs.
Selected work
Introduction of Christianity into Japan
A painting recorded in the Vatican collections.
Holy Japanese Martyrs
Religious paintings for the church in Civitavecchia, Italy.
Beyond work
Faith and art
Converted to Catholicism. His religious life informed commissions outside Japan, including murals for the Church of the Holy Japanese Martyrs in Civitavecchia, Italy.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and career ↗Biographical references ↗Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
Photo: 風巻 隆. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.