Blessed Simon Yempo
Biography
Blessed Simon Yempo (Edo, 1623) was a Japanese convert. Simon Yempo was a Buddhist monk who converted to Christianity and became a catechist. He was burned as a martyr in 1623. He was beatified by Pope Pius IX in 1867.
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