Blessed Iacobus Of Hiji
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
October 15
Died
October 15, 1619
Beatified
24 November 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI
Venerated
1 June 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree on martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Iacobus Of Hiji, a young martyr of the Catholic Church in Japan, is remembered for his steadfast faith in the face of persecution. Born in the diocese of Fukuoka, he was the son of Blessed Balthasar Kagayama Hanzaemon, a fellow martyr and venerated figure within the Japanese Catholic community. As a youth, Iacobus lived during a period of intense anti-Christian edicts, when adher
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
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