Luis Sotelo
Spanish missionary
Feast: 25 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
At Shimabara in Japan, the Blessed martyrs Miguel de Carvalho, of the Society of Jesus, Peter Vásquez, of the Order of Preachers, Luis Sotelo and Luis Sasanda, priests, and Luis Baba, religious of the Order of Friars Minor, burned alive for their faith in 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 25 August as a priest burned alive for the faith at Shimabara.
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
- Ludovicus Baba Blessed“Louis Baba, a religious of the Order of Friars Minor, was burned alive at Shimabara in Japan for his faith in Christ, with Blessed Michael Carvalho, Pedro Vazquez, Luis Sotelo and Louis Sasada; the Church remembers them on 25 August.” — this site's research
- Ludovicus Sasada Blessed“Louis Sasada, a priest, was burned alive at Shimabara in Japan for his faith in Christ, with Blessed Michael Carvalho, Pedro Vazquez, Luis Sotelo and Louis Baba; the Church remembers them on 25 August.” — this site's research
- Miguel de Carvalho Blessed“At Shimabara in Japan, the Blessed martyrs Miguel de Carvalho, of the Society of Jesus, Peter Vásquez, of the Order of Preachers, Luis Sotelo and Luis Sasanda, priests, and Luis Baba, religious of the Order of Friars Minor, burned alive for their faith in Christ.” — this site's research
- Peter Vásquez Blessed“At Shimabara in Japan, the Blessed martyrs Miguel de Carvalho, of the Society of Jesus, Peter Vásquez, of the Order of Preachers, Luis Sotelo and Luis Sasanda, priests, and Luis Baba, religious of the Order of Friars Minor, burned alive for their faith in Christ.” — this site's research
- Roman Martyrology, 25 August (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q1234227 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Luis Sotelo (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.