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Thomas Xico
SaintPost-1588
Born
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unknown
Died
1597
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
The 26 Martyrs of Japan (Japanese: 日本二十六聖人, Hepburn: Nihon Nijūroku Seijin) were a group of Catholics who were executed by crucifixion on 5 February 1597, in Nagasaki, Japan. Their martyrdom is especially significant in the history of the Catholic Church in Japan.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Twenty-six Martyrs of Japan Saint honoured together
Sources
- Santi, beati e testimoni - Santi Martiri Giapponesi (Paolo Miki e 25 compagni) — One of the twenty-six crucified at Nagasaki on 5 February 1597 and canonised in 1862; the Roman Martyrology's roll gives him as 'Tommaso Dangi, catechista' - Xico is the older Portuguese rendering of the same man.
- Wikidata Q41963902 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
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