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Blessed Adam Arakawa

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

5-Jun

Born

C.1551 in Arima, Hyogo, Japan

Died

5 June 1614 in Shiki, Amakusa, Nagasaki, Japan

Beatified

24 November 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI

Venerated

1 June 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Adam Arakawa was a married layman and catechist who became a martyr for his Catholic faith in the diocese of Funai, Japan. He was born around 1551 in Arima, Hyogo, Japan.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Beatified2008-11-24 by 24 November 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI

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