Saint Anthony Gonzales

Also known as
Antonio Gonzalez
Memorial
28 September
Profile
Dominican priest. Missionary to Japan with Saint Guillermo Courtet, Saint Miguel de Aozaraza, Saint Vicente Shiwozuka de la Cruz, and Saint Lazaro of Kyoto. They were all arrested for this faith in Okinawa, and martyred along with Saint Lorenzo Ruiz.
Died
September 1637 at Nagasaki, Japan
Beatified
18 February 1981 by Pope John Paul II
Canonized
18 October 1987 by Pope John Paul II
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