Twenty-six Martyrs of Japan
(????-1597)
16th-century Catholics executed in Japan; made into martyrs and saints
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The 26 Martyrs of Japan (Japanese: 日本二十六聖人, Hepburn: Nihon Nijūroku Seijin) were a group of Catholics who were executed by crucifixion on February 5, 1597, in Nagasaki, Japan. Their martyrdom is especially significant in the history of the Catholic Church in Japan.
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5 February 1597 (aged ) Nagasaki, Japan
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