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John of Saint Dominic Martinez
Dominican priest and martyr at Suzuta
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Feast: 19 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
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
At Suzuta in Japan, Blessed John of Saint Dominic Martínez, priest of the Order of Preachers and martyr, who died in prison for Christ.
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 19 May as a priest of the Order of Preachers who died in prison for Christ at Suzuta in Japan.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 19 May (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata R4789680a — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.