Paulo Miki
Japanese evangelist and missionary
Paul Miki, SJ was a Japanese Catholic evangelist and Jesuit, known for his martyrdom during a 16th-century anti-Catholic uprising.
Canonized by Pope Pius IX in 1862, Miki is recognized as one of the Twenty-six Martyrs of Japan. Wikipedia
Born: 1562, Settsu Province
Died: February 5, 1597 (age 35 years), Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan
Attributes: Martyr’s Palm, cross, spear
Canonized: 8 June 1862 by Pope Pius IX
Feast: 6 February
Patronage: Japan