Paul Miki
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| Saint Paul Miki | |
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 Paul Miki |
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| Martyr | |
| Born | 1562, Tsunokuni,Japan |
| Died | February 5, 1597, Nagasaki, Japan |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 14 September 1627 by Pope Urban VIII |
| Canonized | 8 June 1862 by Pope Pius IX |
| Major shrine | Twenty-Six Martyrs Museum and Monument , Nishizaka Church, Nagasaki, Japan |
| Feast | February 6 |
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Paul Miki is a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. He was born in Japan in 1564 or 1565. He joined the Society of Jesus in 1580 and was the first Japanese member of any Catholic religious order. He died one year before his ordination to the Catholic priesthood. Paul Miki and the Jesuits were responsible for preaching the Christian gospel to many people in Japan. During the persecution of Christians under Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the Jesuits in the country refused to leave or cease preaching. Paul Miki was crucified together with twenty five other Catholics, both laymen, priests and friars, in the city of Nagasaki on February 5, 1597. He was only 27 years old. Among those martyred with him were St. Peter Baptista and St. Philip of Jesus. St Paul Miki's remaining ashes and bones are now located in Macau.
The twenty-six Martyrs of Japan are commemorated on the 6th February in the Roman Catholic Church.
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