Blessed Thomas Mitsuishi

Blessed Michaôl Mitsuishi Hikoemon, also known as Thomas Mitsuishi, was a devoted Catholic layman who lived in the diocese of Fukuoka, Japan during the 16th and 17th centuries. Born in approximately 1559 in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, Japan, little is known about his early life. However, it is believed that he was a married man and the father of Blessed Thomas Mitsuishi, who would also go on to become a martyr.