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Also known as

• Denis Fugiscima
• Dionysius Fugishima
• Dionisius Fujishima Jubyoe

Memorial

• 1 November
• 5 March on some calendars
• 4 February (Jesuits)
• 10 September (Martyrs of Japan)

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Born to the Japanese nobility. Jesuit novice. Worked with Blessed Paul Navarro. One of the Martyrs of Japan.

Born

• at Aitzu, Arima, Japan

Died

• burned alive on 1 November 1622 at Shimabara, Nagasaki, Japan

Venerated

• 26 February 1866 by Pope Blessed Pius IX

Beatified

• 7 May 1867 by Pope Blessed Pius IX

Canonized

• if you have information relevant to the canonization of Blessed Dionysius, contact

   Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan

   2-10-10 Shiomi Koto-ku

   Tokyo 135-8585, JAPAN

      - or -

   Causa de Canonização dos Mártires do Japão

   na Estrada da Torre

   26 – 1750-296 Lisboa, PORTUGAL

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson