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Giovanni Hashimoto Tahyōe
Samurai, martyr of Japan
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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 Hashimoto Tahyōe was a noble samurai, named in the Dicastery's list of the 188 martyrs of Japan, and he was martyred together with his family. He was beatified on 24 November 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Dicastery lists him among the 188 martyrs of Japan.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - 188-martiri-giapponesi
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 24 November 2008
- Wikidata R8397235f — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.