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Hosokawa Gracia
member of the Akechi family during the Sengoku period
Who they were
Akechi Tama (明智たま, Akechi Tama), usually referred to as Hosokawa Gracia (細川ガラシャ, Hosokawa Garasha), (1563 – 25 August 1600) was a member of the aristocratic Akechi family from the Sengoku period. Gracia is best known for her role in the Battle of Sekigahara; Ishida Mitsunari attempted to take her hostage to sway her husband, Hosokawa Tadaoki, into joining his side on the battle. She refused to commit suicide because of her Catholic faith, breaking the code of conduct imposed on women of the samurai class and causing a family retainer to kill her instead, possibly at her request.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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- Wikidata Q256864 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Hosokawa Gracia (CC BY-SA)
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