Monica Naisen

Monica Naisen, a native of Japan, was arrested for sheltering Blessed John Baptist Zola and was beheaded at Nagasaki with her husband, Blessed John Naisen. Monica was beatified in 1867.

Sources

• http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=5160
• Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson & Margaret Bunson, page 496