Bl. Peter Ikiemon - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

Bl. Peter Ikiemon - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online



Bl. Peter Ikiemon, Roman Catholic Martyr of Japan, Peter was seven when, with his father, Blessed Bartholomew, he was beheaded at Nagasaki. Feastday Sept 11

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