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Blessed Franciscus Toyama Jintaro

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

16 February; 1 July (Diocese of Hiroshima, Japan)

Born

C.1600 in Yamanashi, Japan

Died

16 February 1624 in Hiroshima, Japan

Beatified

24 November 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI; beatification celebrated at the Nagasaki Prefectural Baseball Park (Big N Stadium), Nagasaki, Japan, presided by Cardinal José Saraiva Martins

Venerated

1 June 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree on martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Franciscus Toyama Jintaro was a young layman of the diocese of Hiroshima, Japan, and a martyr. Born around the year 1600 in Yamanashi, Japan, not much is known about his early life. However, it is evident that he lived during a time of great turmoil for Christians in Japan.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified2008-11-24 by 24 November 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI; beatification celebrated at the Nagasaki Prefectural Baseball Park (Big N Stadium), Nagasaki, Japan, presided by Cardinal José Saraiva Martins

Feast Days

February 16July 1
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