Blessed Dominic Shibioge
Blessed Dominic Shibioge (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 executed by the Tokugawa shogunate on that 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 Shibioge | |
|---|---|
| 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; Dominican mission in Japan |
| 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 family name "Shibioge" is a Japanese name of the Nagasaki-Kyushu region; he refused to apostatize and was executed; he was beatified by Pope Urban VIII with the other martyrs of Japan |
| 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 Shibioge 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 Japan. His feast day is September 10.
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Birth location: Japan
Death location: Nagasaki, Japan
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Blessed Dominic Shibioge (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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