Apr 122010
Also known as
- Michael Cozaki
- Michael Kasaki
Profile
Married lay man. Father of Saint Thomas Kozaki. Bow maker and carpenter. Already a Christian with the Franciscans started their missionary work in his area, he joined as a Secular Franciscan, and worked with them as a catechist, and as a nurse in their hospital. Helped to build convents and churches in Kyoto and Osaka. One of the Martyrs of Nagasaki.
Born
- crucified on 5 February 1597 at Tateyama (Hill of Wheat), Nagasaki, Japan
Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Hagiography Circle
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
MLA Citation