St. Francis of St. Michael

Francis of St. Michael
Feastday: February 6
Death: 1597

Franciscan martyr of Japan. Born in Parilla, Spain, he was a Franciscan lay brother sent to Manila, in the Philippines. In 1593, he accompanied St. Peter Baptist to Japan. After three years he was arrested at Osaka, Japan, with St. Peter Baptist and twenty-four others.They were crucified near Nagasaki on February 5. He was canonized in 1862 as a Martyr of Japan.

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Francis of St. Michael Francis of St. Michael Death: 1597
Death: 1597