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Saint Thomas Hioji Nishi Rokuzaemon

Also known as: Father Thomas of Saint Hyacinth

Saint
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

November 17

Died

November 17, 1634

Canonized

18 October 1987 by Pope John Paul II

Beatified

18 February 1981 by Pope John Paul II

Biography

Saint Thomas Hioji Nishi Rokuzaemon, a Dominican missionary priest, dedicated his life to the evangelization of the Japanese people during a perilous era. Born in Japan, his vocation led him first to Formosa (modern-day Taiwan) and subsequently to the Japanese archipelago, where he tirelessly preached the Gospel amidst growing hostility toward Christianity....