Blessed Leonardus Kimura
Also known as: Leonard Chimura; Leonard Chimurra
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
November 18
Died
November 1, 18
Beatified
7 May 1867 by Pope Pius IX
Religious Order
Venerated
26 February 1866 by Pope Pius IX (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Leonardus Kimura, also known as Leonard Chimura or Leonard Chimurra, was born around 1575 in Nagasaki, Japan. He came from a Christian family and was raised in the Catholic faith. His grandfather was actually the first Japanese person to be baptized by the renowned Jesuit missionary, Saint Francis Xavier. Leonard was also related to another esteemed figure in Catholicism, Blessed Anthony Kimura.
Cause for Canonization
Beatified
Beatified1867-05-07 by 7 May 1867 by Pope Pius IX
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