Blessed Franciscus Toyama Jintaro
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
February 16
Died
February 16, 1624
Beatified
24 November 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI
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.