Jan Martínez Cid
Feast: 10 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Juan Martínez Cid was born in Medina del Campo, Spain, in 1569, entered the Dominican Order and was ordained priest in 1594. In 1600 he left for Japan, where he devoted himself to preaching, teaching and caring for the sick, winning many converts despite growing hostility from the Japanese authorities.
Arrested in 1617 for his missionary work, he endured two years of imprisonment, torture and humiliation without wavering in faith, continuing to preach the Gospel to his fellow prisoners. He was beheaded on 19 May 1619 and beatified by Pope Urban VIII in 1627.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
Spanish Dominican missionary priest in Japan, arrested in 1617 and beheaded for the faith in 1619; beatified in 1627.
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
- Juan Martínez Blessed“Juan Martínez Cid was born in Medina del Campo, Spain, in 1569, entered the Dominican Order and was ordained priest in 1594.” — this site's research
- Santi, beati e testimoni (santiebeati.it) - Beato Giovanni di San Domenico (Juan Martínez Cid), by Franco Dieghi
- Wikidata Q20029194 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.