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Caius of Korea
Korean Catholic layman, Japanese Martyr (1571-1624)
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Born
1571
Died
1624
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
At Nagasaki in Japan, Blessed Caius, a Korean, martyr, who, a catechist, was burned at the stake for having confessed Christ.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 15 November as a Korean catechist burned at Nagasaki for confessing Christ.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Connected on this site
- Twenty-six Martyrs of Japan Saint“Caius of Korea (1571 in Korea – 15 November 1624 in Nagasaki, Japan) is the 128th of the 205 Catholic Martyrs of Japan beatified by Pope Pius IX on 7 July 1867, after he had canonized the Twenty-six Martyrs of Japan five years before on 8 June 1862.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 15 November (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q684306 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Caius of Korea (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.