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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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