Blessed Dominic Shobyoye

Also known as

• Dominic Shibioge
• Dominicus….

Memorial

• 16 September

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Dominican lay tertiary. Sheltered missionaries during the persecutions in Japan. Martyr.

Born

• Nagasaki, Japan

Died

• beheaded on 16 September 1628 at Nagasaki, Japan

Venerated

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

Beatified

• 7 May 1867 by Pope 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
• Hagiography Circle
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Dominic Shobyoye”. Saints.SQPN.com. 20 November 2012. Web. 26 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-dominic-shobyoye/>