Giovanni Battista Sidotti
Born in 1668, Apostolic missionary Giovanni Battista Sidotti traveled to Japan to help spread Christianity, which was really dangerous to do at the time. When he arrived, Sidotti attempted to pass himself off as a Samurai but he failed. He was captured and imprisoned by the Japanese until he passed away in 1714. He is sometimes called “the last missionary” and is considered to be a Christian martyr.
Giovanni Battista Sidotti
What Giovanni Battista Sidotti Really Looked Like
Fortunately, Giovanni Battista Sidotti’s remains were relatively intact when they were found compared to others that have been recovered. His body was discovered in 2014 in an excavation project which had a price tag of over 2 million yen. His intact remains made it much easier to get a more accurate depiction of him. Although his skull had been damaged, the forensic anthropologists had the things necessary to do their work. They say that this image is pretty close to what he possibly looked like.
What Giovanni Battista Sidotti Really Looked Like
