Blessed Dominic of the Holy Rosary
Blessed Dominic of the Holy Rosary (died September 12, 1622 AD in Nagasaki, Japan) was a Spanish Dominican friar and martyr who was killed during the Japanese persecution of Christians under the Tokugawa shogunate. He was among the group of martyrs executed in Nagasaki in September 1622, two days after the Great Martyrdom of September 10. He was beatified by Pope Urban VIII. His feast day is September 12.
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| Blessed Dominic of the Holy Rosary | |
|---|---|
| Feast Day | September 12 |
| Profession | Dominican friar; Spanish missionary to Japan via the Philippines; martyr of the Japanese persecution |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; Order of Preachers (Dominican Order); Province of the Holy Rosary (Philippines); Japanese martyrs; 17th-century Dominican missionary tradition in Asia |
| Patronage | Japan; Philippines; Dominican missionaries; the Rosary; those persecuted for the faith; Spanish missionaries to Asia |
| Attributes | White Dominican habit with black cappa; Rosary beads; palm of martyrdom; September 12 feast |
| Birthplace | Spain |
| Death Place | Nagasaki, Japan |
| Cause of Death | Martyrdom; killed at Nagasaki on September 12, 1622, during the Japanese persecution of Christians under the Tokugawa shogunate; he was a Spanish Dominican friar; his religious name "of the Holy Rosary" reflects the particularly Marian devotion of the Dominican Order; he was beatified by Pope Urban VIII with the other martyrs of Japan; the Dominican missions in Japan had been carried out primarily from the Philippines (Manila), where the Dominicans had established their Asian mission base |
| Primary Shrine | Nagasaki Martyrs Shrine, Nagasaki, Japan; September 12 feast; Dominican Province of the Holy Rosary commemoration |
| Liturgical Class | Not in universal Roman calendar; September 12 feast with the Martyrs of Japan |
| Historic Class | Not in 1962 calendar |
Biography
Dominic of the Holy Rosary was a Spanish Dominican friar who came to Japan as a missionary via the Philippines. He worked in the Japanese mission during the years of the great Tokugawa persecution of Christians.
On September 12, 1622 — two days after the Great Martyrdom of Nagasaki — he was executed at Nagasaki for his faith and his missionary work. He refused to apostatize.
He was beatified by Pope Urban VIII with the other martyrs of Japan. His feast day is September 12.
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Birth location: Spain
Death location: Nagasaki, Japan
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Blessed Dominic of the Holy Rosary (died September 12, 1622) was a Spanish Dominican friar martyred at Nagasaki during the Japanese persecution of Christians, beatified Urban VIII. Feast September 12.
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