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Giovanni di Santa Marta
Franciscan priest, martyr in Japan
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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 priest of the Order of Friars Minor who, as he was being led to execution at Kyoto in Japan, preached to the people and sang the psalm 'Praise the Lord, all you peoples'.
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 preached and sang a psalm on the way to his execution.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 16 August (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata R146de32a — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.