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John Kisaka
Japanese Franciscan friar and martyr
SaintFranciscansPost-1588
Born
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unknown
Died
1597
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
The 26 Martyrs of Japan (Japanese: 日本二十六聖人, Hepburn: Nihon Nijūroku Seijin) were a group of Catholics who were executed by crucifixion on 5 February 1597, in Nagasaki, Japan. Their martyrdom is especially significant in the history of the Catholic Church in Japan.
Summary of the Wikipedia article 26 Martyrs of Japan, which covers John Kisaka with others (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Twenty-six Martyrs of Japan Saint honoured together
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - Paolo Miki, Pietro Battista Blasquez e 24 Compagni — Listed among the neophytes as "Giovanni Kinuya" (the form Kisaka is a variant of the same Nagasaki martyr of 5 February 1597; the Wikidata item is titled Yohane Kinuya in Swahili). Canonized 8 June 1862.
- Wikidata Q41962891 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
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