St Paul Miki & Companions, Martyrs
26 martyrs of Japan (日本二十六聖人) - executed by crucifixion in Nagasaki on 5 February 1597
Beatified on 14 September 1627 by Pope Urban VIII
Canonized on 8 June 1862 by Pope Pius IX
Feast day - 6 February
Here's the full list of their names:
(Japanese Franciscan tertiaries)
St Antony Dainan
St Bonaventure of Miyako
St Cosmas Takeya
St Francisco of Nagasaki
St Francis Kichi
St Gabriel de Duisco
St Joachim Sakakibara
St John Kisaka
St Leo Karasumaru
St Louis Ibaraki
St Matthias of Miyako
St Michael Kozaki
St Paul Ibaraki
St Paul Suzuki
St Pedro Sukejiroo
St Thomas Kozaki
St Thomas Xico
(Japanese Jesuits)
St James Kisai
St John Soan de Goto
St Paul Miki
(Foreign Franciscan missionaries – Alcantarines)
St Martin of the Ascension
St Pedro Bautista
St Philip of Jesus
St Francisco Blanco
St Francisco of Saint Michael
St Gundisalvus (Gonsalvo) Garcia