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Blessed Caius Akashi Jiemon

27 August

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Member of the Lay Dominicans in the archdiocese of Nagasaki, Japan. Martyr.

Born

Korea

16 August 1627 in Nagasaki, Japan

26 February 1866 by Pope Pius IX (decree of martyrdom)

7 May 1867 Pope Pius IX

Additional Information

books
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

other sites in english
- Hagiography Circle

sitios en español
- Martirologio Romano, 2001 edición

fonti in italiano
- Martirologio Romano, 2005 edition
- Santi e Beati
- Santi e Beati

MLA Citation

“Blessed Caius Akashi Jiemon“. CatholicSaints.Info. 15 January 2018. Web. 20 January 2019. <>