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Leone Hayashida Sukemon
Samurai, martyr of 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
Leone Hayashida Sukemon was a samurai, named in the Dicastery's list of the 188 martyrs of Japan. 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 Re0778816 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.