L to R: Seitai Hoshikai in Akita, Japan, where Sister Agnes was living when she reported the apparitions; that church is where the wooden statue of Our Lady of Akita can be seen. (photo ...

Sister Agnes Sasagawa, a Japanese nun whose purported visions of the Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of Akita included stark warnings for humanity and instructions to pray the Rosary and ...

Her death marks the end of a remarkable life, which had become synonymous with the reported apparitions of the Virgin Mary, known as Our Lady of Akita. These claims have made her a significant ...

It’s a space to strengthen your Catholic faith in the presence of praying hospitable sisters and classical Japanese design The chapel of Seitai Hoshikai, called Our Lady of Akita, was constructed in ...