Memorials for the 26 Martyrs of Japan include the Oura Cathedral in Nagasaki, which was erected in 1864, two years after the martyrs were declared saints; a monument by Japanese sculptor Yasutake Funakoshi, installed in 1962 at the site in Nagasaki where the martyrs were crucified in 1597; and a museum about the martyrs and the history of Christianity in Nagasaki.
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