Martin Lumbreras Peralta and Melchor Sánchez Pérez
Martin Lumbreras Peralta and Melchor Sánchez Pérez, Spanish Augustinian Recollect priests, were sent as missionaries to …
Place
Nagasaki
JP
6 saints associated
Martyrs of Japan (16)
Lorenzo Ruiz of Manila and fifteen companions, priests, religious, and laypeople associated with the Dominican Order, pu…
Maximilian Kolbe
A Polish Conventual Franciscan friar, Maximilian Kolbe founded the Militia of the Immaculata and the friary of Niepokala…
Peter Kibe and 187 companions (188 Martyrs of Japan)
Peter Kibe and his 187 companions are a group of Japanese Catholic martyrs put to death for their faith in the 17th cent…
Frequently asked questions
Which saints are connected to Nagasaki?
Saints associated with Nagasaki: Martin Lumbreras Peralta and Melchor Sánchez Pérez, Martyrs of Japan (16), Maximilian Kolbe and Peter Kibe and 187 companions (188 Martyrs of Japan).