Blessed John Of Saint Martha

Also known as: Juan Santamarta

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

16 August; 22 May as one of the Franciscan Martyrs of Japan; 10 September as one of the 205 Martyrs of Japan

Born

1578 at Prades, Tarragona, Spain

Died

Beheaded on 16 August 1618 in Kyoto, Japan

Beatified

7 May 1867 by Pope Pius IX

Venerated

26 February 1866 by Pope Pius IX (decree of martyrdom

Biography

Blessed John of Saint Martha, also known as Juan Santamarta, was a Franciscan priest who was born in 1578 in Prades, Tarragona, Spain. He was ordained as a priest in 1606 and soon after, felt called to serve as a missionary in Japan.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

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

Feast Days

August 16 May 22 September 10

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