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Blessed Peter Paul Navarro

Also known as: Paul Navarro; Pietro Paolo Navarro

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

1-Nov

Born

1560 at Laino Borgo, Cosenza, Italy

Died

Burned alive on 1 November 1622 at Ximabara, Nagasaki, Japan; died praying the Litany of Our Lady

Beatified

7 May 1867 by Pope Blessed Pius IX

Venerated

26 February 1866 by Pope Blessed Pius IX (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Peter Paul Navarro, also known as Paul Navarro or Pietro Paolo Navarro, was born in 1560 in Laino Borgo, Cosenza, Italy. He joined the Jesuits in Naples, Italy in 1578 and was ordained in Goa, India. Inspired by a deep calling to spread the Gospel, he became a missionary to Japan, where he dedicated his life to ministering to the Japanese people and promoting the Christian faith.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

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

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