St. Thomas Hioji Nishi Rokuzaemon Biography
Saint Thomas Hioji Nishi Rokuzaemon Profile. Born: 1590 AD in Japan, Asia. Worked in Japan. Died: 17 November 1634 in Nishizaka, Nagasaki, Japan. Feast Day is celebrated on November 17.
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St. Thomas Hioji Nishi Rokuzaemon Biography, Feast Day, Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death, Beatification Date, Canonization Date |
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Date of Birth |
1590 AD |
Country of Birth |
Japan in Asia |
Matrimony/Holy Orders |
Saints who were Priests |
Profession |
Missionary |
Place of Work |
Japan |
Date of Death |
17 November 1634 |
Place of Death |
Nishizaka, Nagasaki, Japan |
Feast Day |
November 17 |
Beatification |
Beatified by Pope John Paul II on 18 February 1981 |
Canonization |
Canonized by Pope John Paul II on 18 October 1987 |
Patron Saint of |
St. Thomas Hioji Nishi Rokuzaemon Biography
St. Thomas Hioji Nishi Rokuzaemon was also called Father Thomas of Saint Hyacinth. He was a Dominican missionary priest serving first in Formosa and then Japan. He was tortured and martyred in the persecutions of Tokugawa Yemitsu.
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