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Blessed Matthias Of Arima

Also known as: Matthias of Omura; Mattia

Blessed

Feast Day

May 22

Died

May 1, 1620

Beatified

7 May 1867 by Pope Pius IX

Biography

Blessed Matthias of Arima, also known as Matthias of Omura or Mattia, was a layman catechist who dedicated his life to spreading the faith in Japan during a time when Christianity was suppressed. Born around the year 1572 in Kazusagoko, Japan, Matthias embraced the teachings of the Jesuit missionaries who had arrived in the country.

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