Blessed Gaspar Nishi Genka
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
November 14
Died
November 14, 1609
Beatified
24 November 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI
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.