“Great Martyrdom at Shogunzuka where ‘the Holy Mother of Miyako’ was buried”

In 1873, ‘the Holy Mother of Miyako’, the bronze statue of the Holy Mother and Child was buried at Shogunzuka which overlooks the city of Kyoto. It was then dug up in 1879 and now it is preserved in Kawaramachi Catholic Church. As Protestant believers, we wonder why Maria is called “the Holy Mother” whereas only Jesus Christ can provide the God’s peace to the city of peace, “Heiankyo” (ancient Kyoto)