Blessed Ioannes Minami Gorozaemon
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
December 8
Died
December 8, 1603
Beatified
24 November 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI
Venerated
1 June 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree on martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Ioannes Minami Gorozaemon, also known as Blessed Ioannes Minami, was a layman in the diocese of Fukuoka, Japan during the late 16th century. He was born around the year 1568 in Yamato, Kagoshima, Japan. Not much is known about his early life, but he is mentioned as being a married man to Blessed Magdalena Minami, and they were blessed with a son whom they named Blessed Ludovicus Minami.
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
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