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Michele Mitsuishi Hikoemon
Catechist, martyr of Japan
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Born
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unknown
Died
1609
Beatified
24 November 2008
by Benedict XVI
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Michele Mitsuishi Hikoemon was a catechist, aged fifty, named in the Dicastery's list of the 188 martyrs of Japan, and he was beheaded on 4 February 1609. 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 R054d6720 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.