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Blessed Gaspar Nishi Genka

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

14 November; 1 July (Archdiocese of Nagasaki, Japan)

Born

C.1555 in Ikitsuki, Nagasaki, Japan

Died

14 November 1609 in Ikitsuki, Nagasaki, 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 Gaspar Nishi Genka, also known as Gaspar Nishi, was a layman and catechist from the archdiocese of Nagasaki, Japan. He was born around 1555 in Ikitsuki, Nagasaki, Japan. Gaspar married Blessed Ursula Nishi, and together they had a son named Blessed Ioannes Nishi Mataishi.

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

November 14July 1
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