Saint Antonio González

Memorial

• 24 September

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Dominican priest. Missionary to Japan. Martyr.

Born

• 1593 in León, Spain

Died

• 24 September 1637 at Nagasaki, Japan

Venerated

• 11 October 1980 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

• 18 February 1981 by Pope John Paul II

Canonized

• 18 October 1987 by Pope John Paul II

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Antonio González”. Saints.SQPN.com. 5 August 2012. Web. 22 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-antonio-gonzalez/>