Mar 042009
Also known as
- Denis Fugiscima
- Dionysius Fugishima
- Dionisius Fujishima Jubyoe
- 1 November
- 5 March on some calendars
- 4 February (Jesuits)
- 10 September (205-Martyrs of Japan)
Profile
Born to the Japanese nobility. Jesuit novice. Worked with Blessed Paul Navarro. One of the Martyrs of Japan.
Born
- at Aitzu, Arima, Japan
- burned alive on 1 November 1622 at Shimabara, Nagasaki, Japan
- 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
Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Life of the Blessed Charles Spinola, by Joseph Broeckaert, SJ
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
MLA Citation