Bl. Peter Rinshei

Feastday: June 20
Birth: 1589
Death: 1626

Japanese martyr. A native Japanese, he entered the Jesuit college at Arima, Japan, and assisted Blessed Francis Pacheco as his catechist. Arrested by the Japanese authorities, he was imprisoned with Blessed Francis, who admitted him to the Jesuits just before Peter was burned alive at Nagasaki.

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Peter Rinshei Peter Rinshei Birth: 1589 Death: 1626
Birth: 1589 Death: 1626