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Martyred Yakichi Family
Martyred Yakichi Family

Blessed Franciscus Yakichi

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

2-Oct

Born

1619 in Nagasaki, Japan

Died

Beheaded on 2 October 1622 in Nagasaki, Japan

Beatified

7 May 1867 by Pope Pius IX

Venerated

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

Biography

Blessed Franciscus Yakichi, a devoted son of the Blessed Lucia Yakichi and the Blessed Ludovicus Yakichi, and brother to the Blessed Andreas Yakichi, stands as a witness to the enduring power of faith in the face of persecution. Born into a family whose profound commitment to the Christian faith would become a shared testimony, Franciscus embraced the path of discipleship within the Japanese Christian community during a period of intense religious suppression. His life, though shrouded in the historical shadows of his era

Cause for Canonization

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

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