John Maki
martyr burned at Nagasaki, son of Blessed Louis Maki
Feast: 7 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
At Nagasaki in Japan, the blessed martyrs Thomas Tsuji, priest of the Society of Jesus, Louis Maki and his son John, condemned to the stake out of hatred for the Christian faith.
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 7 September as the son of Blessed Louis Maki, condemned with him to the stake at Nagasaki out of hatred for the Christian faith.
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
- Louis Maki Blessed“At Nagasaki in Japan, the blessed martyrs Thomas Tsuji, priest of the Society of Jesus, Louis Maki and his son John, condemned to the stake out of hatred for the Christian faith.” — this site's research
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.