Hara Tanenobu
Christian samurai and martyr
Who they were
John Hara Mondo, a layman of the Japanese diocese of Funai and a Franciscan tertiary, was martyred in his homeland during fierce waves of persecution against Christians. After a process that began with the Holy See's authorisation of 2 September 1994, his martyrdom was recognised on 1 July 2007, and he was beatified on 24 November 2008 under Pope Benedict XVI, together with 187 other Japanese martyrs.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
Franciscan tertiary and lay martyr killed at Tokyo on 4 December 1623; beatified in 2008 with 187 other Japanese martyrs.
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.
- Santi, beati e testimoni (santiebeati.it) - Beato Giovanni Hara Mondo
- Wikidata Q11410027 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.