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February 5: Today in Catholic Church History
February 5 1597: The Martyrdom of the 26 Martyrs of Japan On February 5, 1597, 26 Catholics were crucified at Tateyama (Hill of Wheat), Nagasaki, Japan by order of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Their feast day on [Read More …]