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Michael Tayemon Kinoshi
martyr at Nagasaki
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Feast: 28 September (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 Nagasaki in Japan, Blesseds John Shozaburo, catechist, Mancius Ichizayemon, Michael Tayemon Kinoshi, Lawrence Hachizo, Peter Terai Kuhioye and Thomas Terai Kahioye, martyrs, beheaded 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 28 September as a martyr beheaded for Christ at Nagasaki.
Connected on this site
- John Shozaburo Blessed“At Nagasaki in Japan, Blesseds John Shozaburo, catechist, Mancius Ichizayemon, Michael Tayemon Kinoshi, Lawrence Hachizo, Peter Terai Kuhioye and Thomas Terai Kahioye, martyrs, beheaded for Christ.” — this site's research
- Lawrence Hachizo Blessed“At Nagasaki in Japan, Blesseds John Shozaburo, catechist, Mancius Ichizayemon, Michael Tayemon Kinoshi, Lawrence Hachizo, Peter Terai Kuhioye and Thomas Terai Kahioye, martyrs, beheaded for Christ.” — this site's research
- Mancius Ichizayemon Blessed“At Nagasaki in Japan, Blesseds John Shozaburo, catechist, Mancius Ichizayemon, Michael Tayemon Kinoshi, Lawrence Hachizo, Peter Terai Kuhioye and Thomas Terai Kahioye, martyrs, beheaded for Christ.” — this site's research
- Peter Terai Kuhioye Blessed“At Nagasaki in Japan, Blesseds John Shozaburo, catechist, Mancius Ichizayemon, Michael Tayemon Kinoshi, Lawrence Hachizo, Peter Terai Kuhioye and Thomas Terai Kahioye, martyrs, beheaded for Christ.” — this site's research
- Thomas Terai Kahioye Blessed“At Nagasaki in Japan, Blesseds John Shozaburo, catechist, Mancius Ichizayemon, Michael Tayemon Kinoshi, Lawrence Hachizo, Peter Terai Kuhioye and Thomas Terai Kahioye, martyrs, beheaded for Christ.” — this site's research
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 28 September (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Rc285d896 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.