Iustus Takayama Ukon

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name=Iustus Takayam Ukon
birth_date=1552
death_date=1615
feast_day=3 February
venerated_in=Roman Catholic Church


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birth_place=Nara, Japan flagicon|Japan
death_place=Manila, Philippines flagicon|Philippines
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Iustus Takayama Ukon (Hikogoro Shigetomo) was born in 1552 in Haibara-cho, Nara, Japan. He was a layperson of the archdiocese of Tokyo. He died on February 3, 1615 in Manila, Philippines.

Canonization

Ukon is currently in consideration for sainthood in the Roman Catholic Church with protocol number 1241 assigned by the Congregation for the Causes of Saints.

References

* [http://newsaints.faithweb.com/year/1615.htm Hagiography Circle]