Vatican investigates miracles of Japanese Christian samurai
Christians of Japan's Edo period faced fierce persecution by the shogunate, and Christian samurai would hide cross motifs on their swords.
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Christians of Japan's Edo period faced fierce persecution by the shogunate, and Christian samurai would hide cross motifs on their swords.
A Japanese cardinal disclosed on Thursday in Manila that the Vatican has been investigating the miracles that could lead to the canonization of a 17th-century Catholic samurai and martyr. Cardinal Thomas Aquinas Manyo Maeda of Osaka did not provide further details but expressed hope that the investigation regarding the cause…
Cardinal Maeda revealed the investigations after a special Mass in honor of Takayama in the Manila Cathedral in the Philippines.
Japanese Cardinal Thomas Aquinas Manyo Maeda of Osaka revealed that the Vatican’s investigation into the miracles associated with the intercession of Blessed Justus Ukon Takayama has begun.
Is Blessed Takayama Ukon on his way to becoming a saint soon?