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Peter Kasui Kibe
Japanese Jesuit
SaintJapanSociety of JesusPost-1588
Born
1587
Died
1639
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
Peter Kasui Kibe, SJ (Japanese: ペトロ・カスイ岐部, romanized: Petoro Kasui Kibe; born Kibe Shigekatsu, 岐部 茂勝; 1587 – 4 July 1639) was a Jesuit who was one of the first Japanese people to visit major cities west of his native Japan, such as Rome and Jerusalem. He was killed in 1639 and beatified as a martyr in 2008.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- santiebeati.it — Beato Pietro Kibe Kasui — santiebeati entry 97525: ‘Beato Pietro Kibe Kasui | Sacerdote gesuita, martire | Kibe, Giappone, 1587 circa – Tokyo, Giappone, 4 luglio 1639 | festa 4 luglio’ — beatified 2008 with the 187 martyrs of Japan.
- Wikidata Q7178870 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Petro Kasui Kibe (CC BY-SA)
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