St. Anthony Ishida
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Death: 1632
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Japanese Jesuit martyr who died with Franciscans and Augustinians in Nagasaki. Anthony was known for his scholarship and eloquence. He and his companions had boiling hot water poured on them for a period of thirty-three days. When they still refused to deny Christ, they were burned alive.