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Blessed Ioachim Watanabe Jirozaemon

Also known as: Joaquín; Joachim

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

26 August; 1 July (Diocese of Fukuoka, Japan)

Born

C.1551 in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, Japan

Beatified

24 November 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI

Venerated

1 June 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Ioachim Watanabe Jirozaemon, also known as Joaquín or Joachim, was a devout Catholic layman who lived in the diocese of Fukuoka, Japan during a time of great persecution against Christians. He was born around 1551 in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, Japan, and little is known about his early life and family background.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified2008-11-24 by 24 November 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI

Feast Days

August 26July 1
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