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Francisco Pacheco
Portuguese missionary (1568-1626)
BlessedResearchedKingdom of PortugalSociety of Jesus
Feast: 20 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1568
Died
1626
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
At Nagasaki in Japan, Blessed martyrs Francisco Pacheco, priest, and eight companions, of the Society of Jesus, condemned to the stake in hatred of the faith.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 20 June as a Jesuit priest burned at the stake at Nagasaki with eight companions in hatred of the faith.
Connected on this site
- Baltasar de Torres Blessed“At Nagasaki in Japan, Blessed martyrs Francisco Pacheco, priest, and eight companions, of the Society of Jesus, condemned to the stake in hatred of the faith.” — this site's research
- Jan Chrzciciel Zola Blessed“John Baptist Zola, a priest of the Society of Jesus, was one of the eight companions of Blessed Francisco Pacheco condemned to the stake at Nagasaki out of hatred for the faith.” — this site's research
- Jan Kisaku Blessed“John Kisaku, a religious of the Society of Jesus, was one of the eight companions of Blessed Francisco Pacheco condemned to the stake at Nagasaki out of hatred for the faith.” — this site's research
- Kasper Sadamatsu Blessed“Gaspar Sadamatsu, a religious of the Society of Jesus, was one of the eight companions of Blessed Francisco Pacheco condemned to the stake at Nagasaki out of hatred for the faith.” — this site's research
- Michał Tōzō Blessed“Michael Tozo, a religious of the Society of Jesus, was one of the eight companions of Blessed Francisco Pacheco condemned to the stake at Nagasaki out of hatred for the faith.” — this site's research
- Paweł Kinsuke Blessed“Paul Kinsuke, a religious of the Society of Jesus, was one of the eight companions of Blessed Francisco Pacheco condemned to the stake at Nagasaki out of hatred for the faith.” — this site's research
- Piotr Rinshei Blessed“Peter Rinsei, a religious of the Society of Jesus, was one of the eight companions of Blessed Francisco Pacheco condemned to the stake at Nagasaki out of hatred for the faith.” — this site's research
- Vincent Kwon Blessed“At Nagasaki in Japan, Blessed martyrs Francisco Pacheco, priest, and eight companions, of the Society of Jesus, condemned to the stake in hatred of the faith.” — this site's research
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 20 June (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q11969873 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Francisco Pacheco (martyr) (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.