Blessed Simon Yempo
Also known as: Simon Enpo; Simon Iempo
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
December 4
Died
December 1, 4
Beatified
7 May 1867 by Pope Blessed Pius IX
Biography
Blessed Simon Yempo, also known as Simon Enpo or Simon Iempo, was born around the year 1580 in Nozu, Japan. Originally a Buddhist monk, he underwent a profound conversion to Christianity and became a lay catechist.
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