Blessed Dominic Nifaki
Blessed Dominic Nifaki (died September 10, 1622 AD in Nagasaki, Japan) was a Japanese Catholic layman and martyr who was killed during the Great Martyrdom of Nagasaki on September 10, 1622. He was among the 55 Catholics — priests, brothers, and laypeople — executed by the Tokugawa shogunate on that single day as part of the systematic extermination of Christianity from Japan. He was beatified by Pope Urban VIII. His feast day is September 10.
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| Blessed Dominic Nifaki | |
|---|---|
| Feast Day | September 10 |
| Profession | Japanese Catholic layman; Kirishitan (Japanese Christian); martyr of the Great Martyrdom of Nagasaki (September 10, 1622) |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; Japanese Catholic tradition (Kirishitan); Nagasaki martyrs; 17th-century Japanese Christian community |
| Patronage | Japan; Nagasaki; Japanese Catholics; laypeople martyred for the faith |
| Attributes | Japanese Catholic cross; palm of martyrdom; September 10 feast |
| Birthplace | Japan |
| Death Place | Nagasaki, Japan |
| Cause of Death | Martyrdom; burned or beheaded at Nagasaki on September 10, 1622, during the Great Martyrdom of Nagasaki; he was a Japanese Catholic layman; his name "Nifaki" is a Japanese family name; the Great Martyrdom of Nagasaki (September 10, 1622) was a mass execution of 55 Catholics — 25 burned at the stake and 30 beheaded — carried out by the Tokugawa shogunate; he was beatified by Pope Urban VIII |
| Primary Shrine | Nagasaki Martyrs Shrine, Nagasaki, Japan; September 10 feast |
| Liturgical Class | Not in universal Roman calendar; September 10 feast with the Martyrs of Japan |
| Historic Class | Not in 1962 calendar |
Biography
Dominic Nifaki was a Japanese Catholic layman of the Kirishitan (Christian) community in 17th-century Nagasaki. On September 10, 1622, he was executed as part of the Great Martyrdom of Nagasaki — a mass execution of 55 Catholics by the Tokugawa shogunate. He refused to apostatize and was killed.
He was beatified by Pope Urban VIII with the other martyrs of the Great Martyrdom of Nagasaki. His feast day is September 10.
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Birth location: Japan
Death location: Nagasaki, Japan
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Blessed Dominic Nifaki (died September 10, 1622) was a Japanese Catholic layman martyred at Nagasaki during the Great Martyrdom of September 10, 1622; beatified Urban VIII. Feast September 10.
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