Blessed Alexius Sanbashi Saburo

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• 1 June

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Dominican lay catechist in the archdiocese of Nagasaki, Japan. Worked with the Dominican missionaries. Martyr.

Born

• c.1601 in Nagasaki, Japan

Died

• burned alive on 10 September 1622 at Nagasaki, Japan

Venerated

• 26 February 1866 by Pope Blessed Pius IX (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

• 7 May 1867 by Pope Blessed Pius IX

Canonized

• if you have information relevant to the canonization of Blessed Alexius, contact
     Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan
     2-10-10 Shiomi Koto-ku
     Tokyo 135-8585, JAPAN

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Alexius Sanbashi Saburo”. Saints.SQPN.com. 12 November 2012. Web. 22 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-alexius-sanbashi-saburo/>