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Gnecchi-Soldi Organtino (1530 – 22 April 1609) was an Italian missionary with the Society of Jesus, of Nanban period (1543–1650).[1] He is an example of Nanbanjin (Barbarians from the south, as the Occidental were called), who visited Japan at that period.
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With a motive to promote Christianity in East Asia, Organtino joined the Society of Jesus, and he was sent to Japan in 1570 via Portuguese India and Portuguese Malacca. Earning the respect of Oda Nobunaga, Organtino built Nanban temple in Kyoto in 1576, and a monastery and church in Azuchi by Lake Biwa in 1580. He also opened a religious school. In sum, he made a great contribution to missionary work in Japan.
After he was sent to Nagasaki, he died there on 22 April 1609.
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