Saint Miguel González de Aozaraza de Leibar

Memorial

• 29 September

Profile

Dominican priest. Missionary to Japan. Arrested for his faith in Okinawa. Martyr.

Born

• February 1598 Oñate, Guipúzcoa, Spain

Died

• martyred on 29 September 1637 at Nishizaka, 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
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Miguel González de Aozaraza de Leibar”. Saints.SQPN.com. 18 April 2010. Web. 19 June 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-miguel-gonzalez-de-aozaraza-de-leibar/>