Martyrs of Unzen
Saint
Martyr
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
February 28
Died
February 28, 1627
Beatified
24 November 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI
Biography
The Martyrs of Unzen, also known as the Nan Martyrs, were a group of 16 laypeople who were martyred together during one of the periodic anti-Christian persecutions in imperial Japan....