July 8th

Blessed Mancius Araki, Martyr

Blessed · Common of Martyrs · Shimabara, Japan · d. 1626

At Shimabara in Japan, Blessed Mancius Araki, martyr, who, having received the Blessed priest Francis Pacheco into his home, was cast into prison, where, wasted away by consumption, he died.

Latin Original

Shimabárz in Iapónia, beáti Máncii Araki, mártyris, qui, cum domi beátum Franciscum Pacheco presbyterum recepísset, in cárcerem coniéctus est, ubi phthisi consámptus óbiit.