Blessed Agnes Takeda
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
December 9
Died
December 9, 1603
Beatified
24 November 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI
Venerated
1 June 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree on martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Agnes Takeda was a lay woman who lived in the diocese of Fukuoka, Japan. She was born around 1563 in Ise, Mie, Japan, during a time when Christianity was met with great opposition in the country. Agnes was married to Blessed Simon Takeda Gohyoe, a fellow devout Catholic.
Cause for Canonization
Beatified
Beatified2008-11-24 by 24 November 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI; beatification celebrated at the Nagasaki Prefectural Baseball Park (Big N Stadium), Nagasaki, Japan, presided by Cardinal José Saraiva Martins
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