Guillaume Courtet

Saint

Guillaume Courtet

OP
Saint; Guillaume Courtet; OP
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Guillaume Courtet, OP (1589–1637) was a French Dominican priest who has been described as the first Frenchman to have visited Japan.^[1]^[2] He was martyred in 1637 and canonized in 1987.^[3]

^ Polak 2001, p. 13
^ Philippe Pons, Le Monde des Livres, July 26, 2002, p.7. Original French:"Guillaume Courtet, le premier francais à avoir foulé le sol nippon, et qui y avait été martyrisé en 1637".
^ Butler's Lives of the Saints By Alban Butler, Paul Burns, p.259

[1] Polak 2001, p. 13

[2] Philippe Pons, Le Monde des Livres, July 26, 2002, p.7. Original French:"Guillaume Courtet, le premier francais à avoir foulé le sol nippon, et qui y avait été martyrisé en 1637".

[3] Butler's Lives of the Saints By Alban Butler, Paul Burns, p.259

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