Wednesday, June 21, 2006

First female Christian in Japan

There was one wife of the load in the war Samurai period whose name was Hosokawa Garasha.Garasha is a Christian name that was very rare at that time when Christianity was first introduced to Japan.She was very charitable woman who facilitated many orphans in spite of her socially high position.We can easily imagine that she must have had persistent character to keep her mercifull faith in that feudal society.Besides,she was not only beautiful but also smart who could learn a concept of the bible quickly.

I wonder if there're such a perfect woman in our modern world.Perhaps mother Teresa or Audrey Hepbern might be a reincarnation of her.

This is a story of a woman in Japan's history whom I respect most.