Luke (Lucas) Hasegawa was a Japanese artist and convert to Catholicism[1] who was commissioned to paint murals remembering the 26 Martyrs of Nagasaki for the Church of the Holy Japanese Martyrs in Civitavecchia, Italy.
He is a graduate of Morning Star (Gyosei) International School in Tokyo.
His work is documented in a book titled Each with His Own Brush: Contemporary Christian Art in Asia and Africa by Daniel Johnson Fleming, published by Friendship Press in 1938.
References
- ↑ "Church of the Holy Japanese Martyrs". Port Mobility Civitavecchia (in Italian). 2015-09-28. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
External links
- "Introducción del Cristianismo en Japón" created in 1925 by Luke Hasegawa - Vatican Museum
- "Junco de Pesca Chino" by Luke Hasegawa
- "Mosaic of Mary HOC" by Luke Hasegawa
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