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St Paul Miki and Companions are also known as Martyrs of Nagasaki.
They were twenty-six Franciscan and Jesuit missionaries and Japanese converts who were crucified together on February 5 1597 at Tateyama (Hill of Wheat), Nagasaki, Japan by order of Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
We celebrate their feast day on February 6 every year in the Catholic Church.
| St Paul Miki and Companions, Martyrs Biography | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | 1562 AD |
| Place of Birth | Japan |
| Profession | Roman Catholic Japanese Jesuit seminarian |
| Place of Work | Japan |
| Date of Death | February 5 1597 |
| Place of Death | Nagasaki, Japan |
| Feast Day | February 6 |
| Beatification | By Pope Urban VIII on September 14 1627 |
| Canonization | By Pope Pius IX on June 8 1862 |
| Patron Saint of | Japan |
St Paul Miki and Companions, Martyrs Life History
Paulo Miki was born into a wealthy Japanese family.
He was the son of a Japanese military leader. Born in Tounucumada, Japan, he was St Paul Miki and Companions | Lives of Saints | SDC FYC