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Blessed Cosmas Takeya Sozaburo

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

18-Nov

Born

In Korea

Died

Burned alive on 18 November 1619 before a crowd of 20,000 at Nishizaka, Nagaski, Japan

Beatified

7 May 1867 by Pope Pius IX

Venerated

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

Biography

Blessed Cosmas Takeya Sozaburo, also known as Blessed Cosmas Takeya, was a layman and a devoted member of the Confraternity of the Holy Rosary in the archdiocese of Nagasaki, Japan. He was born in Korea, but little is known about his early life and background.

Cause for Canonization

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