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Louis Bertrand of Ōmura
Dominican priest and martyr at Ōmura
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Feast: 29 July (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 Ōmura in Japan, the Blessed martyrs Louis Bertrand, priest of the Order of Preachers, Mancio of the Holy Cross and Peter of Saint Mary, religious of the same Order, put to the stake 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 29 July as a priest of the Order of Preachers put to the stake for Christ at Ōmura in Japan.
Connected on this site
- Mancio of the Holy Cross Blessed“At Ōmura in Japan, the Blessed martyrs Louis Bertrand, priest of the Order of Preachers, Mancio of the Holy Cross and Peter of Saint Mary, religious of the same Order, put to the stake for Christ.” — this site's research
- Peter of Saint Mary Blessed“At Ōmura in Japan, the Blessed martyrs Louis Bertrand, priest of the Order of Preachers, Mancio of the Holy Cross and Peter of Saint Mary, religious of the same Order, put to the stake for Christ.” — this site's research
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 29 July (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata R13de293e — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.