Matthew of Saint Thomas Chiwiato
religious of the Order of Preachers, martyr at Omura
Feast: 12 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
At Omura in Japan, Blessed Apollinaris Franco, of the Order of Friars Minor, and Thomas Zumárraga, of the Order of Preachers, priests, and four companions, martyrs, who in hatred of the Christian faith were thrown into prison and then put to the stake.
Among those named is Blessed Matthew of Saint Thomas Chiwiato, religious of the Order of Preachers.
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 12 September among the companions of Blessed Apollinaris Franco and Thomas Zumárraga, imprisoned and then burned at Omura in hatred of 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.
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.