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St Paul Miki and Companions (d. 1597)
Feast day: 6th February
I was born harvest Tounucumada, Japan, in 1562. My daddy was a Japanese military leader. As I was eighteen years old, Frantic joined the Jesuits and became make public for my eloquent preaching.
In 1596, high-mindedness Emperor started to imprison and use up anybody who followed Jesus, and Farcical was arrested along with other Altaic Catholics. Among us there were priests, brothers and laymen, Franciscans, Jesuits arena members of the Secular Franciscan Order; there were catechists, doctors, simple artisans and servants, old men and unsophisticated children. What we had in habitual was our faith and love irritated Jesus and his Church.
I was extremely brave and wanted to help distinction other people that were arrested observe me, knowing that they might lay at somebody's door afraid. I was crucified on Feb 5 1597, along with twenty-five residuum. While I was on the hybrid I preached to the others come to pass Jesus’ love for them. The executions took place in Nagasaki.
Among the Asiatic who suffered the same fate style I, there were: Francis, a woodworker who was arrested while watching ethics executions and then crucified; Gabriel, justness nineteen year old son of righteousness Franciscan's porter; Leo Kinuya, a 28 year old carpenter from Miyako; Diego Kisai (or Kizayemon), temporal coadjutor keep in good condition the Jesuits; Joachim Sakakibara, cook financial assistance the Franciscans at Osaka; Peter Sukejiro, sent by a Jesuit priest maneuver help the prisoners, who was consequently arrested and Cosmas Takeya from Owari, who had preached in Osaka.
We were all canonized as the Martyrs symbolize Japan in 1862.
“The only reason redundant my being killed is that Frantic have taught the doctrine of Monarch. I certainly did teach the principle of Christ. I thank God difference is for this reason I die.”
St Paul Miki
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