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Agostino Ota
Jesuit religious, martyr in Japan
BlessedResearched
Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
A religious of the Society of Jesus, beheaded for Christ in the city of Iki in Japan.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology records that he was beheaded for Christ in Japan.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 10 August (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Ra3162c1b — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.