Blessed Agatha Takeya | |
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Born | 1580 |
Died | 1622 (aged 41–42) Japan |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 1867 |
Feast | September 10 |
Agnes Takeya (1580–1622) was a Korean-Japanese [1] Roman Catholic martyr.
Takeya was born in Korea in 1580. During the 1592–1598 Japanese invasions of Korea, she was kidnapped, enslaved, and taken to Japan. [1] There, she was converted to Christianity. Takeya was married to another Catholic layperson, Cosmas Takeya Sozaburō, another Korean who had been similarly enslaved and taken to Japan. [1] They were beheaded, with Charles Spinola and companions, during the " Great Genna Martyrdom" at Nagasaki. She was beatified in 1867. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Blessed Agatha Takeya | |
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Born | 1580 |
Died | 1622 (aged 41–42) Japan |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 1867 |
Feast | September 10 |
Agnes Takeya (1580–1622) was a Korean-Japanese [1] Roman Catholic martyr.
Takeya was born in Korea in 1580. During the 1592–1598 Japanese invasions of Korea, she was kidnapped, enslaved, and taken to Japan. [1] There, she was converted to Christianity. Takeya was married to another Catholic layperson, Cosmas Takeya Sozaburō, another Korean who had been similarly enslaved and taken to Japan. [1] They were beheaded, with Charles Spinola and companions, during the " Great Genna Martyrdom" at Nagasaki. She was beatified in 1867. [2] [3] [4] [5]