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Japanese Rudo Hongouchi Lourdes

Pilgrimage site for Catholics

Lourdes is a town in southern France known as a pilgrimage site for Catholics. The original Lourdes is a place name, but in Japan it is used as a proper noun with the meaning of "miraculous spring" or pilgrimage site.
Hongouchi Lourdes is a quiet place of prayer that was established near the current Hongouchi Church at the request of Father Kolbe, who came to Japan in 1930 and left behind various achievements in Nagasaki.

The priest founded the Conventual Convent of the Knights of St. Franciscans (Garden of the Immaculate Conception) and later opened the ``Honkochi Seminary'' within the monastery, carrying out enthusiastic missionary activities. It is said that Father Kolbe also founded the monthly magazine ``Knight of the Virgin,'' which is still published today.
Father Kobel, who returned to his homeland of Poland, ended his life as a substitute for the father of a family sentenced to death in the Auschwitz concentration camp. This spirit of vicarious love of this priest has come to be widely revered around the world.
Hongouchi Lourdes is also known as the place where Pope John Paul II, who came to Japan in 1981, made a pilgrimage to pray.
On the grounds of Hongouchi Church is the St. Kolbe Memorial Hall, built in honor of Father Kolbe and Friar Zeno, who came to Japan with Father Kolbe.

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Nagasaki city center area (Peace Park, Mt. Inasa, Glover Garden, etc.)
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Address 850-0012-2 Hongouchi, Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture 2-1 (Go up the stone steps on the left side of Hongouchi Church)
Transportation access Approximately 11 minutes by tram (bound for Hotarujaya) from Nagasaki Station, then approximately 15 minutes walk from Hotarujaya stop.
Approximately 15 minutes by car from JR Nagasaki Station
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