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Information: On February 5, 1597, twenty-six Catholics were crucified at Nagasaki. They are remembered in the liturgy as St. Paul Miki and Companions.
Twenty-Six Martyrs of Nagasaki further on these related pages:
The Martyrs' Hill Nagasaki The Martyrs' Hill Nagasaki: Illustrated booklet by Diego R. Yuki, Director of the 26 Martyrs' Museum. Account of the martyrdom, profiles of each of the martyrs, Pope John Paul II's speech at the monument to the martyrs in Nagasaki. (Twenty-Six Martyrs of Nagasaki) http://pweb.sophia.ac.jp/~d-mccoy/xavier/yuki/yuki01.html
St. Paul Miki and Companions St. Paul Miki and Companions: The story of the martyrs of Nagasaki. Suitable for children. (Twenty-Six Martyrs of Nagasaki) http://www.tntt.org/vni/tlieu/saints/St0206.htm
Martyrs of Japan Martyrs of Japan: Mostly on the Nagasaki martyrs, with brief profiles. (Twenty-Six Martyrs of Nagasaki) http://users.erols.com/saintpat/ss/0206.htm#japa
St. Paul Miki St. Paul Miki: Brief profile of St. Paul Miki and companions, martyrs. Crucified in Nagasaki. (Twenty-Six Martyrs of Nagasaki) http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=1069
A Lesson for the West: The Twenty-Six Martyrs of Nagasaki A Lesson for the West: The Twenty-Six Martyrs of Nagasaki: Article by James Hitchcock on the martyrs, and the unexpected survival of Christianity in Japan despite persecution. (Twenty-Six Martyrs of Nagasaki) http://www.adoremus.org/999-NagHitch.html
Sts. Peter Baptist and Twenty-Five Companions Sts. Peter Baptist and Twenty-Five Companions: Crucified in Nagasaki, 1597. Twenty-three of the martyrs were Franciscans, and St. Peter Baptist was considered their leader. Article in the Catholic Encyclopedia. (Twenty-Six Martyrs of Nagasaki) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11755b.htm
Additional
Information: On February 5, 1597, twenty-six Catholics were crucified at Nagasaki. They are remembered in the liturgy as St. Paul Miki and Companions.
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