St. Cosmas

Feastday: February 6
Death: 1597

One of the Martyrs of Japan in Nagasaki. He was a native of Japan and a Franciscan tertiary, serving as an interpreter for the missionaries. He was crucified with St. Paul Miki and twenty-five companions in Nagasaki. He was beautified in 1627 and canonized in 1862.

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Cosmas Cosmas Death: 1597
Death: 1597