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Blessed Leonardus Kimura

Also known as: Leonard Chimura; Leonard Chimurra

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

18-Nov

Born

C.1575 at Nagasaki, Japan

Died

Burned alive on 18 November 1619 before a crowd of 20,000 at Nishizaka, Nagaski, Japan

Beatified

7 May 1867 by Pope Pius IX

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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