Blessed John Baptist Machado

Also known as
John Machado
Memorial
22 May
Profile
Jesuit at Coimbra, Portugal. Missionary to Japan in 1609. Martyred with two companions.
Born
1580 at Terceira, Azores
Died
beheaded in 1617 at Nagasaki, Japan
Name Meaning
God is gracious; gift of God (John)
Beatified
1867
Canonized
pending
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