St. Peter Shukeshiko

Feastday: February 6
Death: 1597

Japanese martyr. A native Japanese, he was a devoted Christian who remained a layman but served as a Franciscan tertiary, catechist, and an assistant to the Franciscan missionaries. Arrested with the group of martyrs surrounding St. Peter Baptist, he was crucified near Nagasaki.

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Peter Shukeshiko Peter Shukeshiko Death: 1597
Death: 1597