Blessed Leo Tanaka

Also known as

• Leo Tanaca

Memorial

• 1 June

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Layman catechist in the Archdiocese of Nagasaki, Japan. Martyr.

Born

• c.1590 in Omi, Japan

Died

• beheaded on 1 June 1617 on a rock near Omura, Nagasaki, Japan

Venerated

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

Beatified

• 7 May 1867 by Pope Blessed Pius IX

Canonized

• if you have information relevant to the canonization of Blessed Leo, 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
• Catholic Online
• Hagiography Circle
• Life of the Blessed Charles Spinola, by Joseph Broeckaert, SJ
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Leo Tanaka”. Saints.SQPN.com. 4 October 2012. Web. 22 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-leo-tanaka/>