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Blessed Dionysius Fugixima

Also known as: Denis Fugiscima; Dionysius Fugishima; Dionisius Fujishima Jubyoe

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

1 November; 5 March on some calendars; 4 February – Jesuits; 10 September as one of the 205 Martyrs of Japan

Born

At Aitzu, Arima, Japan

Died

Burned alive on 1 November 1622 at Shimabara, Nagasaki, Japan

Beatified

7 May 1867 by Pope Blessed Pius IX

Venerated

26 February 1866 by Pope Blessed Pius IX

Biography

Blessed Dionysius Fugixima, also known as Denis Fugiscima, Dionysius Fugishima, and Dionisius Fujishima Jubyoe, was born into the Japanese nobility in Aitzu, Arima, Japan. Little is known about his early life, but it is believed that he was raised in the Catholic faith.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

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

Feast Days

November 1 March 5 February 4 September 10

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