As the Shogunate's ban of Christianity during the Edo period became more strictly enforced, the practice of openly building churches disappeared and existing churches were demolished.
江戸時代に入り、幕府の禁教政策が厳しくなるとともに、公然と教会堂すなわち南蛮寺が建てられることもなくなり、既存の教会堂も破壊された。