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Blessed Ioachim Kuroemon

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

8 March; 1 July (Diocese of Hiroshima, Japan)

Born

C.1559 in Aki (part of modern Hiroshima), Japan

Died

8 March 1624 in Hiroshima, 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 Ioachim Kuroemon, also known as Blessed Ioachim Kuroemon Nagasaki, was born around 1559 in Aki, part of modern-day Hiroshima, Japan. He lived during a period of intense persecution against Christians in Japan, which led to his martyrdom and subsequent beatification by the Catholic Church.

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

March 8July 1
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