Agnes Takea

Agnes Takea was a Japanese Roman Catholic martyr. Takea was married to another Catholic layperson, Cosmas Takeya SozaburĊ. They were beheaded, with Charles Spinola and companions, during the "Great Martyrdom" at Nagasaki. She was beatified in 1867.[1][2][3][4]

Blessed

Agatha Takea
Died1622
Japan
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified1867
FeastSeptember 10

See also

Martyrs of Japan

References
  1. "Bl. Agnes Takea". Catholic Online. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  2. Watkins, Basil (2015). The book of saints : a comprehensive biographical dictionary (Eighth ed.). London: Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-0-567-66414-3. OCLC 908373623.
  3. Bunson, Matthew; Bunson, Margaret (2014). Encyclopedia of Saints (2nd ed.). Huntington, Indiana: Our Sunday Visitor. p. 50. ISBN 978-1-61278-716-9. OCLC 881792143.
  4. "Martyrs of Japan (1597-1637) (II)". Hagiography Circle. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
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