Kakure Kirishtans: Are they saved even though they may've gotten lost along the way?

[Gxg (G²)]

I do not know, I know that the ones who the Church does recognize as martyrs were Christians

Makes sense. Thanks for the clarification.

On a side note, don't know if you ever came across this - but I saw this recently on FB - and it was simply beautiful. It's a Japanese Christian Orthodox Icon (in the Nihonga style of the late 19th-early 20th century) - and I figured I'd share it as I thought it'd bless you or someone else out there:

And on the Japanese Madona

 

[TheOtherHockeyMom]

Those are beautiful!

 

[Gxg (G²)]

Those are beautiful!

My thoughts exactly, as I was stunned when I saw them and thought "Amazing "...and it's always cool to see what the Lord is doing in Japanese culture..

 

[Gxg (G²)]

Those are beautiful!

If you have any that you can think of (as I am also collecting) from Asian culture, I'd love to see sometime

 

[Rhamiel]

If you have any that you can think of (as I am also collecting) from Asian culture, I'd love to see sometime

I have seen several depictions in chines are of Christ calming the storm when He is on the boat with his disciples

 

[Gxg (G²)]

I have seen several depictions in chines are of Christ calming the storm when He is on the boat with his disciples

Interesting.

Do you know of any good sources for collection I could go to for investigation?

 

[Gxg (G²)]

Came across this recently and found it fascinating - as seen in Pope Francis lauds early Japanese Christians as fine examples of the faithful - Living Faith - Home & Family - News - Catholic Online . Very fascinating to see how Pope Francis has often mentioned Japanese Christians...for during the general audience of 15 January he said: "That community suffered a severe persecution in the early seventeenth century. There were many martyrs, members of the clergy were expelled and thousands of people were killed. Not a single priest was left in Japan: they were all expelled. The community then went underground, keeping the faith and prayer in hiding. And when a child was born, the father or the mother baptised him, because we can all baptize. When, after about two and a half centuries - 250 years later - the missionaries returned to Japan, thousands of Christians came out of hiding and the church could flourish. It had survived by the grace of their Baptism".