Saint Franciso Shoyemon

Memorial

• 28 September

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Lay Dominican catechist. Martyr.

Born

• Japanese

Died

• 14 August 1633

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
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Franciso Shoyemon“. Saints.SQPN.com. 22 February 2013. Web. 19 May 2013. <>