Paul Miki
Paul Miki, SJ (c. 1562 – 5 February 1597) was a Japanese Catholic evangelist and Jesuit, known for his martyrdom during a 16th-century anti-Catholic uprising.
Canonized by Pope Pius IX in 1862, Miki is recognized as one of the Twenty-six Martyrs of Japan.
Patron saint of Japan
In the Martyrology
- February 6 Saints Paul Miki and 25 companions, martyrs of Japan