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Luis Sotelo
Spanish missionary
BlessedSpainOrder of Friars Minor
Feast: 25 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1574
Died
1624
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Luis Sotelo, OFM, in English known also as Louis Sotelo, (September 6, 1574 – August 25, 1624) was a Franciscan friar from Spain who died as a martyr in Japan, in 1624, and was beatified by Pope Pius IX in 1867.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Ludovicus Baba Blessed“Louis Baba, a religious of the Order of Friars Minor, was burned alive at Shimabara in Japan for his faith in Christ, with Blessed Michael Carvalho, Pedro Vazquez, Luis Sotelo and Louis Sasada; the Church remembers them on 25 August.” — this site's research
- Ludovicus Sasada Blessed“Louis Sasada, a priest, was burned alive at Shimabara in Japan for his faith in Christ, with Blessed Michael Carvalho, Pedro Vazquez, Luis Sotelo and Louis Baba; the Church remembers them on 25 August.” — this site's research
Sources
- Wikidata Q1234227 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Luis Sotelo (CC BY-SA)
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