St. Francis Xavier preaching at the Daimio of Yamaguchi court

The scene shows the saint preaching at the court of daimio Oufsi Yoshikata of Yamaguchi, in March 1551. The saint is trying both with the help of interpreters and of the Holy Spirit, symbolized by a dove, to explain the rudiments of the Christian faith to the Japanese. It was precisely at Yamaguchi that he started his cultural and spiritual dialogue with the Japan.