Blessed Andreas Murayama Tokuan
Also known as
- Andrew Toukan
Profile
Layman member of the Confraternity of the Holy Rosary in the archdiocese of Nagasaki, Japan. Arrested for sheltering missionaries. He was offered his freedom if he would deny Christianity; he declined. Martyr.
Born
- Nagasaki, Japan
- burned alive on 18 November 1619 before a crowd of 20,000 at Nishizaka, Nagaski, Japan
- 26 February 1866 by Pope Pius IX (decree of martyrdom)
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Andreas Murayama Tokuan“. CatholicSaints.Info. 18 November 2015. Web. 4 June 2020. <>