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Blessed Ioanna Takeda

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

9 December; 1 July (Diocese of Fukuoka, Japan)

Born

C.1548 in Ise, Mie, Japan

Died

9 December 1603 in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, 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 Ioanna Takeda was a married lay woman hailed from the Diocese of Fukuoka, Japan. Born around 1548 in Ise, Mie, Japan, she led a devout and faithful life. She was married and was the mother of Blessed Simon Takeda Gohyoe.

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

December 9July 1
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