BL. VINCENT KAUN || Martyr of Japan || Feast Day : June 20

Blessed Vincentius Kaun
Also known as
Vincent
Memorial
20 June
4 February as one of the Jesuit Martyrs of Japan
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Jesuit priest. Martyr.
Born
c.1579 in Korea
Died
burned alive on 20 June 1626 in Nagasaki, Japan
ashes thrown into the sea and no relics remain
Venerated
26 February 1866 by Pope Pius IX (decree of martyrdom)
Beatified
7 May 1867 by Pope Pius IX
Martyred in Nagasaki
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