Susanna of Nagasaki
married laywoman and martyr at Nagasaki
Feast: 12 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
At Nagasaki in Japan, Blessed Matthias Araki and seven companions, martyrs, who suffered martyrdom for Christ. Their names are: Blesseds Peter Arakiyori Chobioye and Susanna, husband and wife; John Tanaka and Catherine, husband and wife; John Nagai Naisen and Monica, husband and wife, and the little Louis, their son.
The miracles
As a martyr she was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers her on 12 July as one of the companions of Blessed Matthias Araki martyred at Nagasaki, the wife of Blessed Peter Arakiyori Chobioye.
Connected on this site
- John Tanaka Blessed“Their names are: Blesseds Peter Arakiyori Chobioye and Susanna, husband and wife; John Tanaka and Catherine, husband and wife; John Nagai Naisen and Monica, husband and wife, and the little Louis, their son.” — this site's research
- Roman Martyrology, 12 July (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Rff8ac97a — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.