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Giovanni Banzai
Layman, martyr in Japan
BlessedResearched
Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
24 November 2008
by Benedict XVI
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Giovanni Banzai is named among the 188 martyrs of Japan beatified on 24 November 2008 by Benedict XVI. The Dicastery's list gives his name among the 188 without further detail.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
He is named among the 188 martyrs of Japan.
Connected on this site
- Paolo SanjurÅ Blessed“The Dicastery's list records that he was the son-in-law of Giovanni Banzai.” — this site's research
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - 188-martiri-giapponesi
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 24 November 2008
- Wikidata R96d4ca88 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.