Feastday: August 17
Martyr of Japan. He was a native of Japan, of Portuguese descent. A Franciscan tertiary, he was arrested for his faith and beheaded at Nagasaki. Martin was beatified in 1867.
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Feastday: August 17
Martyr of Japan. He was a native of Japan, of Portuguese descent. A Franciscan tertiary, he was arrested for his faith and beheaded at Nagasaki. Martin was beatified in 1867.