Takashi Nagai
| Takashi Nagai | |
|---|---|
In mourning for his wife (1946)
|
|
| Born |
3 February 1908 Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture |
| Died | 1 May 1951 (aged 43) Nagasaki, Japan |
| Nationality | Japan |
| Fields | Radiology |
Takashi Nagai (永井 隆 Nagai Takashi?, 3 February 1908, Matsue – 1 May 1951, Nagasaki) was a physician specializing in radiology, a convert to Roman Catholicism, and a survivor of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. His subsequent life of prayer and service earned him the affectionate title "saint of Urakami" and has subsequently been honoured with the title of Servant of God, the first step towards Catholic sainthood.
Takashi Nagai was born in 1908 on 3 February (2 February, according to occidental time) after a difficult birth that endangered both his own and his mother's life. His family included doctors. His father, Noboru Nagai, was trained in Western medicine; his paternal grandfather, Fumitaka Nagai, was a practitioner of traditional herbal medicine. His mother, Tsune, was the descendant of an old family of samurai. In Japanese, Takashi means "nobility".
Nagai was raised in the rural area of Mitoya and raised in according to the teachings of Confucius and the Shinto religion. In 1920, he commenced his secondary studies at Matsue High school boarding at his cousins' home, not far from Matsue. Occidental sciences and the materialistic spirit were dominant among his professors. He became increasingly interested with the surrounding atheism. While attending school, he took notice of a Christian teacher who worked there, and came to hear the story of the teachings of Christ from this teacher.
...
Wikipedia