Blessed Michaël Nakashima Saburoemon

Memorial

• 25 December

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Jesuit. Martyred for hiding and assisting priests and missionaries.

Born

• c.1583 in Machiai, Kumamoto, Japan

Died

• scalded to death in the hot springs at Mount Ungen, Shimabara, Japan on 25 December 1628

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 Michaël, 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 Michaël Nakashima Saburoemon”. Saints.SQPN.com. 12 April 2010. Web. 25 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-michael-nakashima-saburoemon/>