Blessed Balthasar Kagayama Hanzaemon
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
15 October; 1 July (Diocese of Fukuoka, Japan)
Born
C.1572 in Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan
Died
15 October 1619 in Hiji, Oita, Japan
Beatified
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
Venerated
1 June 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree on martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Balthasar Kagayama Hanzaemon was a married layman who lived in the diocese of Fukuoka, Japan during the 16th century. He is best known as the father of Blessed Iacobus of Hiji and for his martyrdom.
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