Ioannes Haramondo No Suke
Samurai of the Third Order of St Francis, martyr in Japan
Who they were
The decree on the martyrdom names him as a samurai of 49 belonging to the Third Order of St Francis, one of the companions of Pietro Kibe Kasui, and he was beatified among the 188 martyrs of Japan on 24 November 2008 by Benedict XVI.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
A samurai of the Third Order of St Francis who died for the faith in Japan at 49.
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.
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 99 (2007), p. 627 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 24 November 2008
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.