Blessed Franciscus Takeya
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
September 11
Died
September 1, 11
Beatified
7 May 1867 by Pope Blessed Pius IX
Biography
Blessed Franciscus Takeya, also known as Blessed Franciscus Takeya Sozaburo, was born in Nagasaki, Japan, in 1610. He was the son of Blessed Cosmas Takeya Sozaburo and Blessed Agnes Takeya, devout Catholic parents who raised him in the faith.