Blessed Clara of Nagasaki
Profile
Layman in the archdiocese of Nagasaki, Japan. Member of the Confraternity of the Rosary. Martyred in the persecution of the Tokugawa Shogunate as part of the Great Genna Martyrdom.
Born
- beheaded on 10 September 1622 in Nishizaka, Nagasaki, Japan
- body burned to ash and the ash dumped at sea by guards to prevent local Christians from gatherine relics of the martyrs
- 26 February 1866 by Pope Pius IX (decree of martyrdom)
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Clara of Nagasaki“. CatholicSaints.Info. 13 September 2017. Web. 10 January 2025. <>