St. Matthias of Miyako
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Patron: Japan; martyrs; catechists
Death: February 5, 1597
Canonized: Pope Pius IX
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Saint Matthias of Miyako was a Japanese Catholic layman and martyr. He belonged to the Christian community of Miyako, present-day Kyoto, and served the Church with the fidelity of an ordinary believer during a period when the Catholic faith was outlawed.
Matthias was killed with the martyrs of Nagasaki because of his adherence to Christ and the Catholic faith. The Church honors him among the Twenty-Six Martyrs of Japan, canonized by Pope Pius IX in 1862.
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