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Location Nishizaka, Nagasaki, Japan
Description
Seminarian, Martyr, Society of Jesus [Jesuits] (1567 - 1597)
Feast / Memorial Day: February 6
Patron of Japan
Also known as Paulo Miki, Paulus Miki, パウロ三木
The faith first came to the Japanese through St Francis Xavier, who landed in Kagoshima on 15th August 1549. His ministry in Japan lasted only two years and three months, but he left a foundation upon which others were to build. Other Jesuits followed him, then later Franciscans, Dominicans, Augustinians; together they saw the Catholics reach a total of 300,000, out of a population of about twenty million by 1614.
This general period has been called the "Christian century of Japan." In many ways, it was one of the most remarkable periods of Church growth in Asia. Many Japanese accepted faith with deep conviction and lived it with dedication.
During these years of growth, however, the opposition also grew from various religious leaders and government rulers. The persecution became persecuted in every sense of the word. From 1597 to 1637 many Japanese were put to death after cruel punishment. What is more to be observed is that the punishments grew more savage as the years went by, because many Japanese Christians, far from being intimidated by the first deaths, became bolder in wanting to die for Christ. From that time on the government officials and soldiers planned that Christians should deny their faith; instead of simple executions, as beheading, they prolonged the agony through days and days, hoping thus to weaken the will of the Christians and to discourage others from following in their footsteps.
As a result of this long period, Japan can glory in 29 canonized saints and 158 Blesseds. They can be divided into three groups: (1) the 29 saints who were crucified in 1597; (2) the 158 blessed martyred in various ways between 1617 and 1632; (3) the 9 Japanese saints killed between 1633 and 1637. Saint Paul Miki belongs to the first group. He was around 30 years old when on the 5th of February 1597 he was crucified with his companions oh a hill just outside Nagasaki. Together they were known as the "Twenty-Six Martyrs of Japan."
Feast / Memorial Day: February 6
Patron of Japan
Also known as Paulo Miki, Paulus Miki, パウロ三木
+ FAMOUS QUOTATION:
"The only reason for my being killed is that I have taught the doctrine of Christ. I thank God it is for this reason that I die. I believe that I am telling the truth before I die. I know you believe me and I want to say to you all once again: Ask Christ to help you become happy. I obey Christ. After Christ's example, I forgive my persecutors. I do not hate them. I ask God to have pity on all, and I hope my blood will fall on my fellow men as a fruitful rain." (Saint Paul Miki)
+ SHORT BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Paul Miki was born into a wealthy Japanese family. He was educated by the Jesuits in Azuchi and Takatsuki. He joined the Society of Jesus and became a well known and successful preacher – gaining numerous converts to Catholicism. The ruler of Japan, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, began persecuting Catholics for fear of the Jesuits' influence and intentions, and possibly that of European visitors.
Miki was arrested and jailed with his fellow Catholics, who were later forced to march 966 kilometers (600 miles) from Kyoto to Nagasaki; all the while singing the Te Deum. On arriving in Nagasaki – which today has the largest Catholic population in Japan – Miki had his chest pierced with a lance while tied to a cross on 5 February 1597.
He preached his last sermon from the cross, and it is maintained that he forgave his executioners, stating that he himself was Japanese. Crucified alongside him were Joan Soan (de Gotó) and Santiago Kisai, also of the Society of Jesus; along with twenty-three other clergy and laity, all of whom were canonized by Pope Pius IX in 1862.
+ CHRISTIANITY IN JAPAN"The only reason for my being killed is that I have taught the doctrine of Christ. I thank God it is for this reason that I die. I believe that I am telling the truth before I die. I know you believe me and I want to say to you all once again: Ask Christ to help you become happy. I obey Christ. After Christ's example, I forgive my persecutors. I do not hate them. I ask God to have pity on all, and I hope my blood will fall on my fellow men as a fruitful rain." (Saint Paul Miki)
+ SHORT BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Paul Miki was born into a wealthy Japanese family. He was educated by the Jesuits in Azuchi and Takatsuki. He joined the Society of Jesus and became a well known and successful preacher – gaining numerous converts to Catholicism. The ruler of Japan, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, began persecuting Catholics for fear of the Jesuits' influence and intentions, and possibly that of European visitors.
Miki was arrested and jailed with his fellow Catholics, who were later forced to march 966 kilometers (600 miles) from Kyoto to Nagasaki; all the while singing the Te Deum. On arriving in Nagasaki – which today has the largest Catholic population in Japan – Miki had his chest pierced with a lance while tied to a cross on 5 February 1597.
He preached his last sermon from the cross, and it is maintained that he forgave his executioners, stating that he himself was Japanese. Crucified alongside him were Joan Soan (de Gotó) and Santiago Kisai, also of the Society of Jesus; along with twenty-three other clergy and laity, all of whom were canonized by Pope Pius IX in 1862.
(Wikipedia - Paulo Miki)
The faith first came to the Japanese through St Francis Xavier, who landed in Kagoshima on 15th August 1549. His ministry in Japan lasted only two years and three months, but he left a foundation upon which others were to build. Other Jesuits followed him, then later Franciscans, Dominicans, Augustinians; together they saw the Catholics reach a total of 300,000, out of a population of about twenty million by 1614.
This general period has been called the "Christian century of Japan." In many ways, it was one of the most remarkable periods of Church growth in Asia. Many Japanese accepted faith with deep conviction and lived it with dedication.
During these years of growth, however, the opposition also grew from various religious leaders and government rulers. The persecution became persecuted in every sense of the word. From 1597 to 1637 many Japanese were put to death after cruel punishment. What is more to be observed is that the punishments grew more savage as the years went by, because many Japanese Christians, far from being intimidated by the first deaths, became bolder in wanting to die for Christ. From that time on the government officials and soldiers planned that Christians should deny their faith; instead of simple executions, as beheading, they prolonged the agony through days and days, hoping thus to weaken the will of the Christians and to discourage others from following in their footsteps.
As a result of this long period, Japan can glory in 29 canonized saints and 158 Blesseds. They can be divided into three groups: (1) the 29 saints who were crucified in 1597; (2) the 158 blessed martyred in various ways between 1617 and 1632; (3) the 9 Japanese saints killed between 1633 and 1637. Saint Paul Miki belongs to the first group. He was around 30 years old when on the 5th of February 1597 he was crucified with his companions oh a hill just outside Nagasaki. Together they were known as the "Twenty-Six Martyrs of Japan."
(Francis Clark, SJ, Asian Saints)
+ FURTHER READING:
- EWTN - St Paul Miki and Companions
- A Year of Prayer Blogspot - 26 Martyrs of Japan
- All Saints Blogspot - Martyrs of Japan / St Paul Miki and Companion Martyrs
- Wikipedia - History of Roman Catholicism in Japan / Kirishitan / Jesuits
+ CHANGELOG:
- Update 10.21.2016: New character design.
- Update 11.23.2022: Color reboot.
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