Blessed John of Saint Martha

Memorial

• 16 August

Profile

Franciscan priest, ordained in 1606. Missionary to Japan where he was noted for his quick mastery of the language. Arrested at Macao in 1615, he was imprisoned for three years, then executed for his faith. Martyr.

Born

• 1578 at Prados, Spain

Died

• beheaded in 1618

Beatified

• 1867 by Pope Pius IX

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Blessed John of Saint Martha”. Saints.SQPN.com. 13 June 2012. Web. 21 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-john-of-saint-martha/>