Saint Jacobo Kyushei Gorobioye Tomonaga De Santa María
Also known as: Giacomo Kyushei Gorobioye Tomonaga; Iacobus of Saint Mary; Iacobus Tomonaga Gorobyoe; Jakob Kyushei Gorubioye Tomanga
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
August 17
Died
August 17, 1633
Canonized
18 October 1987 by Pope John Paul II at Saint Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City, Rome, Italy
Beatified
18 February 1981 by Pope John Paul II at Manila, Philippines
Biography
Saint Jacobo Kyushei Gorobioye Tomonaga De Santa María, also known as Giacomo Kyushei Gorobioye Tomonaga, Iacobus of Saint Mary, Iacobus Tomonaga Gorobioye, and Jakob Kyushei Gorobioye Tomanga, was a dedicated catechist and missionary in Japan during a time of intense persecution against Catholics....