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Blessed Francisco Pacheco

Also known as: Francesco; Francis

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

20 June; 10 September as one of the 205 Martyrs of Japan

Born

1566 in Ponte de Lima, Braga, Portugal

Died

Burned at the stake on 20 June 1626 in Nagasaki, Japan; ashes thrown into the sea and no relics remain

Beatified

7 May 1867 by Pope Pius IX

Venerated

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

Biography

Blessed Francisco Pacheco, also known as Francesco or Francis, was born in 1566 into a noble family in Ponte de Lima, Braga, Portugal. He lived during a time when Catholicism was thriving and spreading its influence around the world.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

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

Feast Days

June 20 September 10

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