Blessed John Montajana

Memorial
27 November
Profile
Member of the royal house of Firando. Relative of Blessed John Ivanango. Layman. Martyred with Blessed Antony Kimura, Blessed Bartholomew Xeki, Blessed John Ivanango, Blessed Leo Nacanixi, Blessed Michael Takexita, and Blessed Thomas Cotenda and four others.
Born
Japanese
Died
beheaded in 1619 at Nagasaki, Japan
Name Meaning
God is gracious; gift of God (John)
Beatified
1867 by Pope Pius IX
Additional Information
Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
For All The Saints
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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