| Tomás Nishi and
Companion Martyrs: The 16 Martyrs of Nagasaki,
Canonized by SS. John Paul II in October 18, 1987 |
| # | Name (in Spanish)
| Status | Nacionality | Mart.Date | Mart.Place
| Martyrdoom
|
| 1 | Domingo Ibáñez de Erquicia
| Dominican Priest (O.P.) | Spanish | 1633.8.13 | Nishizaka | Pit Hanging |
| 2 | Francisco Shoemon
| Dominican Brother (O.P.) | Japanese | 1633.8.14 | Nishizaka | Pit Hanging |
| 3 | Diego de Santa María Tomonaga Gorobyoe
| Dominican Priest (O.P.) | Japanese from Omura
| 1633.8.17 | Nishizaka | Pit Hanging |
| 4 | Miguel Kurobyoe
| Lay | Japanese | 1633.8.17 | Nishizaka | Pit Hanging |
| 5 | Lucas del Espíritu Santo
| Dominican Priest (O.P.) | Spanish | 1633.10.19 | Nishizaka | Pit Hanging |
| 6 | Mateo del Rosario Kohyoe
| Dominican Brother (O.P.) | Japanese | 1633.10.19 | Nishizaka | Pit Hanging |
| 7 | Magdalena de Nagasaki
| Agustinian Sister (O.S.A.)
| Japonese from Nagasaki
| 1634.10.15 | Nishizaka | Pit Hanging |
| 8 | Marina de Omura
| Dominican Sister (O.P.)
| Japonese from Omura
| 1634.11.11 | Nishizaka | Burned Alive
|
| 9 | Tomás de San Jacinto Nishi Rokuzaemon
| Dominican Priest (O.P.) | Japanese from Ikitsuki
| 1634.11.15 | Nishizaka | Pit Hanging |
| 10 | Bordan de San Estéban
| Dominican Priest (O.P.) | Italian | 1634.11.17 | Nishizaka | Pit Hanging |
| 11 | Antonio González
| Dominican Priest (O.P.) | Spanish | 1637.9.24 | Nagasaki | Tortured |
| 12 | Guillermo Courtet
| Dominican Priest (O.P.) | French | 1637.9.29 | Nishizaka | Pit Hanging |
| 13 | Miguel de Aozaraza
| Dominican Priest (O.P.) | Spanish | 1637.9.29 | Nishizaka | Pit Hanging |
| 14 | Vicente de La Cruz Shiozuka
| Dominican Priest (O.P.) | Japanese | 1637.9.29 | Nishizaka | Pit Hanging |
| 15 | Lorenzo Ruiz
| Lay | Filipino | 1637.9.29 | Nishizaka | Pit Hanging |
| 16 | Lázaro de Kyoto
| Lay | Japanese | 1637.9.29 | Nishizaka | Pit Hanging |
In
Japan, the Nakamachi Church (Nagasaki) was re-dedicated to these 16
Martyrs for their Canonization.
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