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Tommaso Koteda Kiuni

Martyr of Nagasaki

BlessedFull write-up

Born

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unknown

Died

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unknown

Beatified

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not on record

Canonised

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not yet

Who they were

The Roman Martyrology remembers him at Nagasaki in Japan with ten companions, martyrs, beheaded out of hatred for the faith by order of the governor Gonzuku.

The miracles

As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.

Why that counted as sanctity

He was beheaded at Nagasaki out of hatred for the 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.

A miracle approved by the Holy See is needed for the next step. If you know the postulation’s own page, tell us and it will be added here.

Connected on this site

Romano Matsuoka Miota Blessed
“The Roman Martyrology names him among the companions of Tommaso Koteda Kiuni, martyrs at Nagasaki in Japan.” — this site's research

Sources

Roman Martyrology, 27 November (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)

Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.