St. Joachim Sakachibara

Joachim Sakachibara
Feastday: Febuary 6
Death: 1597

Japanese martyr, a native physician and Franciscan tertiary. He was crucified at Nagasaki with St. Paul Miki and companions for spreading the Christian faith and for donating his medical skills to the care of the poor in the region. They were canonized in 1862. 

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Joachim Sakachibara Joachim Sakachibara Death: 1597
Death: 1597