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Gaspar Hikojiro

Catechist, martyr beheaded at Nagasaki for sheltering priests

BlessedFull write-up

Born

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unknown

Died

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unknown

Beatified

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not on record

Canonised

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not yet

Who they were

At Nagasaki in Japan, the blessed martyrs Gaspare Hikojiro and Andrea Yoshida, catechists, were beheaded for having received priests into their houses.

The miracles

As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.

Why that counted as sanctity

He was beheaded at Nagasaki for having sheltered priests.

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.

A miracle approved by the Holy See is needed for the next step. If you know the postulation’s own page, tell us and it will be added here.

Connected on this site

Andrzej Yoshida Blessed
“Andrew Yoshida and Gaspar Hikojiro were catechists at Nagasaki, beheaded for having taken priests into their homes.” — this site's research

Sources

Roman Martyrology, 1 October (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)

Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.