Justo Takayama
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Justo Takayama Ukon (ジュスト高山右近), born Takayama Hikogorō (高山彦五郎) and also known as Dom Justo Takayama (c. 1552/1553 - 5 February 1615) was a Japanese Catholic Kirishitan daimyō and samurai who lived during the Sengoku period that witnessed anti-Catholic sentiment.[1][2]
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Justo Takayama Ukon ジュスト高山右近 | |
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Martyr | |
Born | Takayama Hikogorō c. 1552 Haibara, Nara, Sengoku Period, Ashikaga Shogunate |
Died | 3 or 5 February 1615 (aged 62–63) Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines, Viceroyalty of New Spain |
Cause of death | Fever |
Venerated in | Catholic Church |
Beatified | 7 February 2017, Osaka-jō Hall, Osaka, Japan by Cardinal Angelo Amato (on behalf of Pope Francis) |
Major shrine | Manila Cathedral, Intramuros, Manila, Philippines |
Feast | 3 February |
Attributes | Sword, crucifix, samurai robes, martyr's palm |
Takayama had been baptized into the Catholic Church in 1564 when he was twelve, though he later became disenfranchised from his religion due to his actions as a samurai. He eventually renewed his faith after a coming-of-age ritual near the age of 20. He renounced his status to devote himself to Christianity and was exiled to Manila, where he lived until his death two months later.[3][4]
His cause for sainthood began after his death and he was declared a Servant of God. Pope Francis beatified him on 21 January 2016; the celebration occurred on 7 February 2017 in Osaka with Cardinal Angelo Amato presiding on the pope's behalf.[5]