A saintly samurai: progress and hopes for the canonization of the "Samurai of Christ - ZENIT - English

A saintly samurai: progress and hopes for the canonization of the "Samurai of Christ - ZENIT - English: The possible canonization would be a significant milestone, marking Ukon as the first Japanese samurai to be declared a saint. The Church anxiously awaits the results of investigations into the miracles attributed to his intercession, in the hope that this "samurai of Christ" will soon become a saint officially recognized by the Catholic Church.

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