Blessed Alphonsus de Mena

Also known as

• Alonso de Mena Navarette
• Alonso de Mena Navarro

Memorial

• 1 June
• formerly 6 November

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Nephew of Blessed Peter Paul Navarro. Entered the Dominican Order at Salamanca, Spain. Priest. Missionary to Japan. Martyr.

Born

• 3 February 1568 in La Rioja, Logroño, Spain

Died

• burned alive on 10 September 1622 in Nishizaka, 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 Alphonsus, 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
• Catholic Online
• Hagiography Circle
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Santini Imagini

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Alphonsus de Mena”. Saints.SQPN.com. 3 May 2010. Web. 24 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-alphonsus-de-mena/>