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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
Feast: 6 February
Patronage: Japan