Saint Bonaventure of Miyako
- Bonaventure of Maeco
- Bonaventure of Miako
Profile
Baptized as an infant, his mother died when he was a baby, and his step-mother sent him to be raised in a Buddhist monastery. When he was judged old enough, he was told about his background. To learn more, he visited the Franciscan convent at Kyoto. There he found a peace he had been looking for, and stayed to become a Franciscan tertiary. Catechist. One of the Martyrs of Nagasaki.
Born
- at Kyoto, Japan
- crucified on 5 February 1597 at Nagasaki, Japan
MLA Citation
- “Saint Bonaventure of Miyako“. CatholicSaints.Info. 22 June 2016. Web. 23 February 2019. <>