Blessed Leonardus Kimura

Blessed Leonardus Kimura, also known as Leonard Chimura or Leonard Chimurra, was born around 1575 in Nagasaki, Japan. He came from a Christian family and was raised in the Catholic faith. His grandfather was actually the first Japanese person to be baptized by the renowned Jesuit missionary, Saint Francis Xavier. Leonard was also related to another esteemed figure in Catholicism, Blessed Anthony Kimura.