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Giovanni Minami Gorōzaemon
Samurai, martyr of Japan
BlessedFull write-up
Born
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unknown
Died
1603
Beatified
24 November 2008
by Benedict XVI
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Giovanni Minami Gorōzaemon was a samurai, aged thirty-three, named in the Dicastery's list of the 188 martyrs of Japan, and he was beheaded on 8 December 1603. He was beatified on 24 November 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Dicastery lists him among the 188 martyrs of Japan.
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.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - 188-martiri-giapponesi
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 24 November 2008
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.