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Blessed Petrus Kawano

Blessed
Martyr
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

11 September; 10 September as one of the 205 Martyrs of Japan

Born

1615 in Nagasaki, Japan

Died

Beheaded on 11 September 1622 in Nishizaka, Nagasaki, Japan

Beatified

7 May 1867 by Pope Blessed Pius IX

Venerated

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

Biography

Blessed Petrus Kawano, also known as Blessed Peter Kawano, was born in 1615 in Nagasaki, Japan. He was the son of Blessed Marina Tanaura, a devout Catholic, who instilled a strong sense of faith in her son from an early age. Petrus grew up in a time when Christians in Japan were facing intense persecution due to the government's prohibition on Christianity.

Cause for Canonization

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

Feast Days

September 11September 10
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