Blessed Camillus Costanzo

Also known as

• Giovanni Battista Costanzo

Memorial

• 12 October

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Jesuit priest. Missionary to Japan. Martyr.

Born

• 1571 in Bovalino, Reggio Calabria, Italy

Died

• burned to death on 15 September 1622 in Tabira, Nagasaki, Japan

Venerated

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

Beatified

• 7 May 1867 by Pope Pius IX

Canonized

• if you have information relevant to the canonization of Blessed Camillus, 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
• Hagiography Circle
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Camillus Costanzo”. Saints.SQPN.com. 26 September 2012. Web. 19 June 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-camillus-costanzo/>