Cosmas Takeya
Feast: 6 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
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.
Summary of the Wikipedia article 26 Martyrs of Japan, which covers Cosmas Takeya with others (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
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
- Inès Takeya Blessed“Among those named is Blessed Agnes (Inès) Takeya, widow of Blessed Cosmas Takeya.” — this site's research
- Léonard Kimura Blessed“At Nagasaki in Japan, Blessed martyrs Léonard Kimura, religious of the Society of Jesus, Andrew Murayama Tokuan, Cosmas Takeya, John Yoshida Shoun and Dominic Jorge, burned in the fire because they were Christians.” — this site's research
- Dicastero delle Cause dei Santi — Paul Miki, Peter Baptist Blasquez and companions (the twenty-six martyrs of Japan) — 'Cosma Takeja, catechista' is named among the catechists. Canonised 8 June 1862; feast 6 February.
- Wikidata Q20604815 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
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