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Martyrs of Nagasaki

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A group of fourteen missionaries and Japanese native Christians who were martyred together for their faith –

  • Antonius of Saint Francis
  • Bartolomé Díaz Laurel
  • Caius Akashi Jiemon
  • Francisca Pinzokere
  • Francisco of Saint Mary
  • Franciscus Kuhyoe
  • Leo Kurobyoe Nakamura
  • Lucas Tsuji Kyuemon
  • Ludovicus Matsuo Soyemon
  • Magdalena Kiyota
  • Maria Shobyoe
  • Michaël Koga Kizayemon
  • Thomas Sato Shin’emon
  • Tsuji Shobyoe

Died

  • 16 August 1627 in Nagasaki, Japan

Venerated

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

Beatified

  • 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

  • “Martyrs of Nagasaki“. CatholicSaints.Info. 19 July 2019. Web. 16 January 2021. <>
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