James Gengoro
child martyr at Kokura
Feast: 16 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
At Kokura, again in Japan, the blessed martyrs Simon Bokusai Kyota, catechist, and Magdalene, husband and wife, Thomas Gengoro and Maria, likewise husband and wife, and little James, their son, who by decree of the prefect Yetsundo were crucified together head downwards in hatred of the name of Christ.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 16 August as the child of Thomas Gengoro and Maria, crucified head downwards with his parents at Kokura.
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.
Connected on this site
- Thomas Gengoro Blessed“At Kokura, again in Japan, the blessed martyrs Simon Bokusai Kyota, catechist, and Magdalene, husband and wife, Thomas Gengoro and Maria, likewise husband and wife, and little James, their son, who by decree of the prefect Yetsundo were crucified together head downwards in hatred of the name of Christ.” — this site's research
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.