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Blessed Ioannes Kisaku

Also known as: Ioannes Kinsako; Ioannes Kinsaco; John….

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

20 June; 4 February as one of the Jesuit Martyrs of Japan

Born

C.1605 in Kuchinotsu, Nagasaki, Japan

Died

Burned alive on 20 June 1626 in Nagasaki, Japan; ashes thrown into the sea and no relics remain

Beatified

7 May 1867 by Pope Pius IX

Venerated

26 February 1866 by Pope Pius IX (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Ioannes Kisaku, also known as Ioannes Kinsako or Ioannes Kinsaco, was a Jesuit novice and martyr who lived during the 17th century in Japan. Born around 1605 in Kuchinotsu, Nagasaki, Japan, not much is known about his early life or family background.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified1867-05-07 by 7 May 1867 by Pope Pius IX

Feast Days

June 20February 4
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