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Antoine Deynan
one of 26 Martyrs of Japan
SaintFranciscansPost-1588
Born
1584
Died
1597
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
The 26 Martyrs of Japan (Japanese: 日本二十六聖人, Hepburn: Nihon Nijūroku Seijin) were a group of Catholics who were executed by crucifixion on 5 February 1597, in Nagasaki, Japan. Their martyrdom is especially significant in the history of the Catholic Church in Japan.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Twenty-six Martyrs of Japan Saint honoured together
Sources
- santiebeati.it — Santi Tommaso Cesaki, Antonio da Nagasaki e Lodovico Ibarki — 'Sant'Antonio di Nagasaki, nato in tale citta nel 1584' — one of the 26 Japanese protomartyrs crucified 5 Feb 1597, beatified 1627, canonised 1862; feast 6 February.
- Wikidata Q2853866 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Antony Dainan (CC BY-SA)
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