Martyrs & witnesses

The 26 Martyrs of Japan

Crucified 1597, canonized 1862 by Pius IX. Includes Paul Miki, the boys Louis Ibaraki (12), Anthony and Thomas Kozaki, and Franciscan Peter Baptist. Feast day 6 February.

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205 Martyrs of Japan

Martyrs of 1617–1632, incl. Carlo Spinola; beatified 1867 by Pius IX.

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16 Martyrs of Japan

Martyrs of 1633–37, incl. Filipino Lorenzo Ruiz; beatified 1981, canonized 18 Oct 1987 by John Paul II.

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188 Martyrs

Beatified in Nagasaki, 24 Nov 2008; includes Peter Kasui Kibe (d. 1639). [Other named members not yet verified]

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Takayama Ukon (Justo)

Christian daimyo, exiled 1614, died Manila 1615; beatified 2017 as martyr.

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Thomas Araki [uncertain status]

Japanese priest ordained in Rome, later apostatized; a figure often linked to Endō's Silence. Not a martyr; included for context.

Relics (verified only)

St Francis Xavier — right forearm

Detached at the request of Jesuit Superior General Claudio Acquaviva and displayed since in a silver reliquary at the Church of the Gesù, Rome. The rest of the right arm was removed in 1619 and distributed to Jesuit colleges in Asia. His body is in Goa.

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Relics of the 26 Martyrs and other martyrs will be added only once a source is confirmed.