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Child in the archdiocese of Nagasaki, Japan. Son of Blessed Paulus Uchibori Sakuemon; brother of Blessed Balthasar Uchibori and Blessed Antonius Uchibori. Martyr.

Born

• c.1622 in Fukae, Nagasaki, Japan

Died

• 21 February 1627 in Shimabara, Nagasaki, Japan

Venerated

• 1 July 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

• 24 November 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Ignatius Uchibori“. CatholicSaints.Info. 20 February 2017. Web. 25 January 2021. <>