Blessed Ignatius Jorge-Fernandes
Profile
Child in the archdiocese of Nagasaki, Japan. Martyred in the persecution of the Tokugawa Shogunate as part of the Great Genna Martyrdom.
Born
- beheaded on 10 September 1622 in Nishizaka, Nagasaki, Japan
- body burned to ash and the ash dumped at sea by guards to prevent local Christians from gatherine relics of the martyrs
- 26 February 1866 by Pope Pius IX (decree of martyrdom)
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Ignatius Jorge-Fernandes“. CatholicSaints.Info. 14 September 2017. Web. 27 January 2021. <>