St. Vincent Kaun

Vincent Kaun
Feastday: June 20
Death: 1626

Martyr of Japan. A native of Korea, he was brought to Japan in 1591 as a prisoner of war and was subsequently converted to Christianity. Entering the Jesuits, he studied at the Jesuit seminary of Arima and worked for three decades as a catechist in both Japan and China. Seized during the persecution of the Church, he was burned alive at Nagasaki with Blessed Francis Pacheco. He was beatified in 1867.

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Vincent Kaun Vincent Kaun Death: 1626
Death: 1626