Saint Michael Kozaki

Also known as: Michael Cozaki
Memorial: 6 February
Profile: Father of Saint Thomas Kozaki. Bow maker and carpenter. Already a Christian with the Franciscans started their missionary work in his area. 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: c.1551 at Ise, Japan
Died: crucified on 5 February 1597 at Tateyama (Hill of Wheat), Nagasaki, Japan
Name Meaning: Who is like God? (Michael)
Beatified: 14 September 1627 by Pope Urban VIII
Canonized: 8 June 1862 by Pope Pius IX
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