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Also known as

• John Tomachi

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• 8 September

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Married layman in Nagasaki, Japan. Father of Blessed Paulus Tomachi, Blessed Dominicus Tomachi, Blessed Michaël Tomachi, and Blessed Thomas Tomachi. Member of the Lay Dominicans and Secular Franciscans. Martyr.

Born

• Omura, Nagasaki, Japan

Died

• beheaded on 8 September 1628 in Nagasaki, Japan

Venerated

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

Beatified

• 7 May 1867 by Pope Pius IX

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Ioannes Tomachi“. CatholicSaints.Info. 9 September 2017. Web. 28 November 2021. <>