Bl. Michael Diaz - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

Bl. Michael Diaz - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online



Bl. Michael Diaz, A martyr of Japan. He was a Spanish merchant on board the Japanese ship carrying Blessed Joachim Firayama. Michael and others were arrested by Protestant Europeans who turned them over to the Japanese authorities. Everyone on the ship was martyred at Nagasaki. Feastday Aug 19


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