Draft:List of venerated Catholics of Japan

The Catholic Church recognizes certain deceased Catholics as saints, beati, venerabili, and servants of God. Some such individuals are associated with Japan, having lived, preached, or died in the country.

Saints

Image	Name	Date of birth	Place of birth	Date of death	Place of death	Description	Feast	Refs.
	Francis Xavier	7 April 1506	Xavier, Kingdom of Navarre	3 December 1552	Shangchuan Island, Ming China	Patron saint of Japan; lead the first Christian mission to Japan as a representative of the Portuguese Empire	3 December

26 Martyrs

Main article: 26 Martyrs of Japan

Image	Name	Date of birth	Place of birth	Date of death	Place of death	Description	Feast	Refs.

16 Martyrs

Main article: 16 Martyrs of Japan

Image	Name	Date of birth	Place of birth	Date of death	Place of death	Description	Feast	Refs.
	Jacobo Kyushei Tomonaga	c. 1582	Kuidetsu, Ōmura Domain, Hizen Province (modern Ōmura, Nagasaki)	17 August 1633	Nagasaki, Hizen Province	One of the 16 Martyrs of Japan	17 August

205 Martyrs

Main article: 205 Martyrs of Japan

Image	Name	Date of birth	Place of birth	Date of death	Place of death	Description	Feast	Refs.

Beati

Image	Name	Date of birth	Place of birth	Date of death	Place of death	Description	Feast	Refs.
	Justo Takayama	c. 1552	Haibara, Nara, Ashikaga shogunate	February 1615	Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines	Catholic daimyo and samurai. He refused to give up his faith when Toyotomi Hideyoshi banned Christianity in Japan, resulting in him being exiled to the Philippines.	3 February

Venerabili

Image	Name	Date of birth	Place of birth	Date of death	Place of death	Description	Feast	Refs.

Servants of God

Image	Name	Date of birth	Place of birth	Date of death	Place of death	Description	Feast	Refs.

See also

• Atom-bombed Mary – Wooden statue of Mary that survived the Nagasaki atom bomb
• Our Lady of Akita – 1973 Marian apparition in Japan