The first nine Salesian missionaries arrived in Japan on 8 February 1926 under the leadership of Fr Vincenzo Cimatti. They were entrusted with the two provinces of Miyazaki and Oita, far away from the big cities, where they succeeded the missionaries of the Foreign Missions of Paris (MEP).
It was a region where it was difficult to begin Salesian apostolate. It took some years before they could begin something there, and more years still to have the first Japanese Salesians.
I primi nove missionari salesiani arrivarono in Giappone l’8 febbraio 1926 sotto la guida di don Vincenzo Cimatti. A loro furono affidate le due province di Miyazaki e Oita, lontane dalle grandi città, dove succedettero ai missionari delle Missioni Estere di Parigi (MEP). Era una regione dove era difficile iniziare l’apostolato salesiano. Ci sono voluti alcuni anni prima che potessero iniziare qualcosa lì, e altri anni ancora per avere i primi Salesiani giapponesi.
Index:
- Introduction
- 1. Two Letters of Fr Cimatti
- 2. The Text
- 2.1 Letter to Fr Pietro Ricaldone, Rector Major of the Salesians
- 2.2. Letter to Fr Pietro Berruti, Vicar of the Rector Major
- Conclusion
Periodo di riferimento: 1926 – 1935
G. Compri, Implantation of the salesian charism in Japan. Reflections of Fr Cimatti on the formation of personnel in loco in Implantation of the Salesian charism in Asia – Ideals, challenges, answers, results. Acts of the Salesian history seminar East Asia – Oceania region Batulao (Manila), 24-28 november 2008, Kristu jyoti publications, Bangalore, 2009, 377-396.
Istituzione di riferimento:
ACSSA