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Blessed Alexius Sanbashi Saburo

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

10-Sep

Born

C.1601 in Nagasaki, Japan

Died

Burned alive on 10 September 1622 at Nagasaki, Japan

Beatified

7 May 1867 by Pope Blessed Pius IX

Venerated

26 February 1866 by Pope Blessed Pius IX (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Alexius Sanbashi Saburo was a devout Catholic from Nagasaki, Japan, born around the year 1601. He dedicated his life to spreading the teachings of the Catholic faith in the archdiocese of Nagasaki, serving as a Dominican lay catechist. Blessed Alexius worked closely with the Dominican missionaries who were active in the region during the early seventeenth century.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified1867-05-07 by 7 May 1867 by Pope Blessed Pius IX
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