
Blessed Petrus Hattori
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
11 January; 1 July (Diocese of Fukuoka, Japan)
Born
C.1604 in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, Japan
Died
11 January 1609 in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, Japan
Beatified
24 November 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI; beatification celebrated at the Nagasaki Prefectural Baseball Park (Big N Stadium), Nagasaki, Japan, presided by Cardinal José Saraiva Martins
Venerated
1 June 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree on martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Petrus Hattori, a young Christian martyr of Japan, is remembered for his steadfast faith in the face of persecution. Born into a family of Christian witnesses,
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