Tag: St Paul Miki & Companions
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Paul Miki & Companions
On 5th February 1579, St Paul Miki and twenty-five Companions were executed for their Christian faith by crucifixion and spearing, at Nagasaki, Japan. They included 17 Japanese laymen (amongst them 3 boys, the youngest 12yrs old), 3 Japanese Jesuits, 4 Spanish, 1 Mexican and 1 Indian. By the end of the sixteenth century, Japanese rulers…
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6th February: St Paul Miki & Companions
Featured Saint: St Paul Miki and twenty five others (Died 5th February 1597) All 26 martyrs, were executed for their faith by crucifixion and spearing, at Nagasaki, Japan. They included 17 Japanese laymen (amongst them 3 boys, the youngest 12yrs), 3 Japanese Jesuits, 4 Spanish, 1 Mexican and 1 Indian. By the end of the…