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Remembering missionary Bernard Petitjean on his birthday

Original: Bernard Petitjean, born OTD in 1829, served as a missionary to # Japan soon after it had resumed admitting foreigners, b

Anniversary posts are marking the birth of Bernard Petitjean, born on this day in 1829. The French missionary travelled to Japan soon after the country resumed admitting foreigners, basing himself in Nagasaki at a pivotal moment when the previously closed nation was reopening to the outside world. Travel and history enthusiasts are sharing accounts of his life alongside images and notes from Nagasaki's historic neighbourhoods, temples and landmarks tied to that era.

Why now: It is the anniversary of Petitjean's birth in 1829, prompting history and travel posts about his missionary work in Japan.

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