Marcello Mastrilli

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Marcello Francesco Mastrilli (1603 – October 17, 1637) was an Italian

Tokugawa Shogunate, which had banned Christianity in 1614. After sailing for Japan to find and possibly reconvert the notorious apostate Cristóvão Ferreira, who went to Japan and renounced his faith there, he was arrested as soon as he got off his ship. After three days of torture in the pit of Nagasaki, he was beheaded.[1][2][3] A painting of his death, Martyrdom of Saint Marcello Mastrilli (1664), was made by Antonio Maria Vassallo
.

Susceptible to visions, he was particularly influenced by visitations by the Jesuit missionary

relics of the body of St. Francis Xavier.[7]

A cause for Mastrilli's beatification was formally opened on 21 January 1696, granting him the title of Servant of God.[8]

References

  1. ISBN 978-1-873410-51-6
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  2. ^ A., Volpe (1985). "Marcello Mastrilli: una vita per le missioni". Archivum Historicum Societatis Iesu Roma. 54 (108): 333–345.
  3. ISBN 978-0-226-46765-8
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  4. ^ Japanese Sketches in The Month, Volume 11 (1869) p.241
  5. ISBN 978-0-674-02448-9
    . Retrieved 2008-11-30.
  6. ^ "Novena". Catholic Encyclopedia, 1914 edition. www.newadvent.org. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
  7. ^ "Basilica of Bom Jesus". Goa Jesuits. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-12-11. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
  8. ^ Index ac status causarum beatificationis servorum dei et canonizationis beatorum (in Latin). Typis polyglottis vaticanis. January 1953. p. 140.


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