Agnes Takeya Explained
| Honorific Prefix: | Blessed |
| Agatha Takeya |
| Birth Date: | 1580 |
| Venerated In: | Roman Catholic Church |
| Death Place: | Japan |
| Beatified Date: | 1867 |
| Feast Day: | 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. 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. They were beheaded, with Charles Spinola and companions, during the "Great Genna Martyrdom" at Nagasaki. She was beatified in 1867.[2] [3] [4] [5]
See also
Martyrs of Japan
Notes and References
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- Web site: Bl. Agnes Takea. 13 June 2020. Catholic Online. en.
- Book: Watkins, Basil. The book of saints : a comprehensive biographical dictionary. Bloomsbury Publishing. 2015. 978-0-567-66414-3. Eighth. London. 908373623.
- Book: Bunson. Matthew. Encyclopedia of Saints. Bunson. Margaret. Our Sunday Visitor. 2014. 978-1-61278-716-9. 2nd. Huntington, Indiana. 50. 881792143.
- Web site: Martyrs of Japan (1597-1637) (II). 13 June 2020. Hagiography Circle.
