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Blessed Augustine Ota

Also known as: Augustinus Ota

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

10-Aug

Born

1572 in Ojika, Goto-retto, Nagasaki, Japan

Died

Beheaded 10 August 1622 at Ikinoshima, Japan

Beatified

7 May 1867 by Pope Blessed Pius IX

Venerated

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

Biography

Blessed Augustine Ota, also known as Augustinus Ota, was born in 1572 in Ojika, Goto-retto, Nagasaki, Japan. He dedicated his life to serving the Catholic Church and worked as a catechist, assisting Jesuit missionaries in their mission to spread the faith.

Cause for Canonization

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