Agnes Takeya (1580–1622) was a Korean-Japanese[1] Roman Catholic martyr.

Blessed

Agatha Takeya
Born1580
Died1622 (aged 41–42)
Japan
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified1867
FeastSeptember 10

Takeya was born in Korea in 1580. During the 1592–1598 Japanese invasions of Korea, she was kidnapped, enslaved, and taken to Japan.[1] 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.[1] 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

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Martyrs of Japan

References

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  1. ^ a b c De Sousa, Lúcio (2019-01-21). The Portuguese Slave Trade in Early Modern Japan: Merchants, Jesuits and Japanese, Chinese, and Korean Slaves. Brill. p. 122. ISBN 978-90-04-38807-9.
  2. ^ "Bl. Agnes Takea". Catholic Online. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  3. ^ Watkins, Basil (2015). The book of saints : a comprehensive biographical dictionary (Eighth ed.). London: Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-0-567-66414-3. OCLC 908373623.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Martyrs of Japan (1597-1637) (II)". Hagiography Circle. Retrieved 13 June 2020.