The vassals of Takayama Ukon who had lost his master and country, especially those Christian vassals served a brave general in Warring States, Gamo Ujisato, and came to Aizu district (now Fukushima Prefecture). Diego Kagayama Hayato was also one of them.

Gamo Ujisato was counted as a member of “Rikyu Shichitetsu” along with Takayama Ukon and Hosokawa Tadaoki. He came to know Jesus Christ through Takayama Ukon when he was eight years old. His Christian name was Leo. In 1590, he went with the army to the front when Hideyoshi sent the army to Odawara, and rendered distinguished services. He received Aizu Kurokawa castle of 420,000 koku and renamed Kurokawa to Wakamatsu and became a great feudal lord of Aizu 920,000 koku.

*Rikyu Shichitetsu
means seven favorite disciples of Sen No Rikyu. It is also called "Rikyu Deshishu Shichininshu”. Shibayama Kenmotsu, Seta Kamon, Makimura Hyobu, and Furuta Oribe are in others.

Leo Gamo Ujisato

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(The Kyoto Glory Church Translation Committee is responsible for the wording of this article.)

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References
　｢日本キリシタン殉教史」　片岡弥吉著
　｢キリシタン地図を歩く（殉教者の横顔）」　日本１８８殉教者列福調査歴史委員会編