Blessed Ioachim Kuroemon
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
March 8
Died
March 8, 1624
Beatified
24 November 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI
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.