Draft:Theodore Mantels
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Theodore Mantels | |
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| Jesuit Father | |
| In office | 1588–1592 |
| Predecessor | Francis Xavier |
| Successor | Ludovicus Frarijn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1560 |
| Died | May 5, 1593 Malacca |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
Theodore Mantels (Hasselt, 1560 – Malacca, May 5, 1593) was the first Belgian to set foot in Japan, serving the Society of Jesus.
In 1588, at the age of 28, he arrived in Nagasaki and spent nearly four years engaged in missionary work in the Hirado region. By the time Father Mantels reached Japan—four decades after Francis Xavier had first introduced Christianity and the country was under the rule of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who had already issued an edict banning the Christian faith. Facing persecution from the feudal lord of Hirado, Father Mantels left Japan in 1592, disheartened.[1][2]
He died the following year in Malacca.
References
[edit]- ^ Embassy of Japan in Belgium - The first Belgian to have visited Japan
- ^ W. F Vanden Walle, David de Cooman (Hrsg.): Japan & Belgium: Four Centuries of Exchange. Aichi 2005, ISBN 2-9600491-0-1, S. 18ff