Blessed Dominic of the Holy Rosary

Also known as

• Ioannes Nagata Magoshichiro
• Dominicus of the Rosary

Memorial

• 1 June

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Dominican novice. Marytr.

Born

• c.1601 in Omura, Nagasaki, Japan

Died

• beheaded on 10 September 1622 at Nagasaki, Japan

Venerable

• 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 Dominic, 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
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Dominic of the Holy Rosary”. Saints.SQPN.com. 19 November 2012. Web. 25 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-dominic-of-the-holy-rosary/>