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Mancio Araki
Japanese layman, martyr at Shimabara
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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
The Roman Martyrology for 8 July records that at Shimabara in Japan, Blessed Mancio Araki, a martyr, was thrown into prison for taking the priest Blessed Francisco Pacheco into his house, and died there worn away by consumption.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
He was imprisoned for sheltering a priest in his house and died there of consumption.
Connected on this site
- Francisco Pacheco Blessed“The Roman Martyrology for 8 July records that at Shimabara in Japan, Blessed Mancio Araki, a martyr, was thrown into prison for taking the priest Blessed Francisco Pacheco into his house, and died there worn away by consumption.” — this site's research
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 8 July (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata R2bbb44cc — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.