Blessed Iacobus Bunzo Gengoro

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

16 August; 10 September as one of the 205 Martyrs of Japan

Born

1618 in Japan

Died

17 or 18 August 1620 in Kokura, Fukuoka, Japan having been crucified upside down soon after sunrise on 16 August; body burned and ashes scattered

Beatified

7 May 1867 by Pope Pius IX

Venerated

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

Biography

Blessed Iacobus Bunzo Gengoro was a young boy born in 1618 in Japan. He was the son of Blessed Thomas and Maria Gengoro. From an early age, Iacobus showed great devotion to the Catholic faith and became a member of the Confraternity of the Rosary.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

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

Feast Days

August 16 September 10

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