The name strictly refers to a church, known as Miyako no Nanban-ji (Nanban-ji Temple of the Capital, described below) built by the Society of Jesus in Kyoto in 1576.
狭義には、1576年イエズス会によって京都に建てられた教会堂、いわゆる「都の南蛮寺」（後述）をさす。