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Also known as

• Tomás of the Holy Spirit

Memorial

• 12 September

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Dominican priest. Missionary to Japan. Martyr.

Born

• 10 March 1577 in Vitoria, Spain

Died

• burned alive on 12 September 1622 at Omura, Nagasaki, Japan

Venerated

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

Beatified

• beatificiation celebrated on 7 May 1867 by Pope Pius IX

Canonized

• if you have information relevant to the canonization of Blessed Apolinar, contact
     Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan
     2-10-10 Shiomi Koto-ku
     Tokyo 135-8585, JAPAN
        - or -
     Causa de Canonização dos Mártires do Japão
     na Estrada da Torre
     26 – 1750-296 Lisboa, PORTUGAL

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Tomás de Zumárraga Lazcano”. Saints.SQPN.com. 6 January 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-tomas-de-zumarraga-lazcano/>