No likeness on file
Luigi Amagasu Uyemon
Samurai, martyr in Japan
BlessedFull write-up
Born
—
unknown
Died
1629
Beatified
24 November 2008
by Benedict XVI
Canonised
—
not yet
Who they were
Luigi Amagasu Uyemon is named among the 188 martyrs of Japan beatified on 24 November 2008 by Benedict XVI. The Dicastery's list records him as a noble samurai from Shiroishi, beheaded on 12 January 1629.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
A samurai of Shiroishi beheaded for the faith in 1629.
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.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - 188-martiri-giapponesi
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 24 November 2008
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.