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* ''Born: 1565''

* ''Born: c.1557 or c.1565''

* ''Died: 1627''

* ''Died: 1627''

* Japanese: 内藤　ジュリア ''(Naitou Juria)''

* Japanese: 内藤　ジュリア ''(Naitou Juria)''

Julia was a daughter of [[Naito Tadatoshi|Naitô Tadatoshi]] and a noted Christian.  She was widowed at 22, and became a Buddhist nun. In 1595 she became a Christain and took the name "Julia". She was a part of the missionary work centered in Kyoto, interacting with the wives and consorts of many Daimyo, converting [[Ukita Hideie|Ukita Hideie's]] wife and others to Christianity. In 1606 she organized a nunery, however in 1616 she was forced to leave the country along with many notable Samurai due to the Bakufu's restrictions on Chritianity.  She spent the remainder of her life in Manila, where she passed away in the 3rd month, 25th day of 1627.

Julia was the sister of [[Naito Joan]] 内藤如安 (or Tadatoshi) of Yagi 八木 Castle, and a noted Christian.  She was widowed at 22, and became a Buddhist nun. About 1595 she became a Christian and took the name "Julia". (Her brother had been baptized in 1565.) She was a part of the missionary work centered in Kyoto, interacting with the wives and consorts of many Daimyo, converting [[Ukita Hideie|Ukita Hideie's]] wife and others to Christianity. In 1606 she organized a nunery referred to as the "Beatas of Miyako (i.e. Kyoto)". At the beginning of 1614 at the start of the general persecution of Christianity by the bakufu, she and 8 other nuns were tied up in sacks and carried around the city, then left on the ground for a while.  At the end of the year they were sent out of the country along with most of the Christian clergy, both Japanese and foreign, and her brother Joan and [[Takayama Ukon]] and their families.  She spent the remainder of her life in Manila,  in Manila, where she and the other Japanese nuns lived a conventual life. She passed away away March 28, 1627 (1627/2/11).

==References==

==References==

* [[Sengoku Jinmei Jiten]]

* [[Sengoku Jinmei Jiten]]

[[Category:Women]][[Category:Sengoku Period]]

[[Category:Women]][[Category:Sengoku Period]]