Paul Miki

Saint Paul Miki SJ
Statue of Miki, bearing stylised depictions of the instruments of his death, in St Martin's Church in Bamberg, Germany.
Jesuit and Martyr
Born	c. 1562 Settsu County, Japan
Died	5 February 1597 (aged 34–35) Nagasaki, Japan
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church
Beatified	14 September 1627 by Pope Urban VIII
Canonized	8 June 1862 by Pope Pius IX
Feast	6 February
Attributes	Martyr’s Palm, cross, spear
Patronage	Japan

Paul Miki, SJ (Japanese: パウロ三木; (‘Paulo Miki’) c. 1562 – 5 February 1597) was a Japanese Catholic evangelist and Jesuit, known for his martyrdom during a 16th-century anti-Catholic uprising.

Canonized by Pope Pius IX in 1862, Miki is recognized as one of the Twenty-six Martyrs of Japan.