Blessed Andreas Murayama Tokuan

Also known as

• Andrew Tokuan

Memorial

• 1 June

Profile

Layman member of the Confraternity of the Rosary in the Archdiocese of Nagasaki, Japan. Arrested for sheltering missionaries. He was offered his freedom if he would deny Christianity; he declined. Martyr.

Born

• Nagasaki, Japan

Died

• burned alive on 18 November 1619 at Nagasaki, Japan

Name Meaning

• strong, manly (Andrew)

Venerated

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

Beatified

• 7 May 1867 by Pope Blessed Pius IX

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Andreas Murayama Tokuan”. Saints.SQPN.com. 14 May 2011. Web. 19 June 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-andreas-murayama-tokuan/>