Blessed Charles Spinola
Also known as: Carlo Spinola
Feast Day
11-Sep
Born
C.1565 at Madrid, Spain
Died
Slowly burned to death on 10 September 1622 at Nagasaki, Japan
Beatified
7 May 1867 by Pope Pius IX
Venerated
26 February 1866 by Pope Pius IX
Biography
Blessed Charles Spinola, born into the noble Spinola family of Genoa, Italy, dedicated his life to the service of God and the Gospel. After studying under his uncle, Cardinal Filippo Spinola, in Nola, he entered the Society of Jesus in 1584 and was ordained a priest in 1594. Determined to spread the faith, he embarked on the perilous mission to Japan that same year. Despite three arduous attempts to reach the island, he finally arrived and devoted eighteen years to evangelization, tirelessly serving the Christian community amidst significant peril.
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