St. Vincent Kaun - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online
St. Vincent Kaun - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online
St. Vincent Kaun, Roman Catholic Jesuit Priest and Japanese Martyr. A native of Korea, he was brought to Japan in 1591 as a prisoner of war and was subsequently converted to Christianity. Entering the Jesuits, he studied at the Jesuit seminary of Arima and worked for three decades as a catechist in both Japan and China. Seized during the persecution of the Church, he was burned alive at Nagasaki with Blessed Francis Pacheco. Feastday: June 20
St. Vincent Kaun, Roman Catholic Jesuit Priest and Japanese Martyr. A native of Korea, he was brought to Japan in 1591 as a prisoner of war and was subsequently converted to Christianity. Entering the Jesuits, he studied at the Jesuit seminary of Arima and worked for three decades as a catechist in both Japan and China. Seized during the persecution of the Church, he was burned alive at Nagasaki with Blessed Francis Pacheco. Feastday: June 20
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