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Blessed José Negro Maroto

Also known as

José of Saint Hyacinth
Salvanés

10 September

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Dominican friar, priest and missionary to Japan. Provincial vicar of Dominican missions to Japan. Noted for his fluent Japanese. Founded convents in Meaco and Ozaca. Martyred in the persecution of the Tokugawa Shogunate as part of the Great Genna Martyrdom. At the scene of his execution, he used the time before the fires were lit to preach to the people gathered to watch.

Born

c.1580 in Villarejo de Salvanés, Madrid, Spain

Died

burned alive on 10 September 1622 in Nishizaka, Nagasaki, Japan
body burned to ash and the ash dumped at sea by guards to prevent local Christians from gatherine relics of the martyrs

Venerated