Monica Naisen
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Monica Naisen, a native of Japan, was arrested for sheltering Blessed John Baptist Zola and was beheaded at Nagasaki
with her husband, Blessed John Naisen. Monica was beatified in 1867.
Nagasaki
is the capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan. Nagasaki was founded by the Portuguese in the second half of the 16th century on the site of a small fishing village, formerly part of Nishisonogi District...
with her husband, Blessed John Naisen. Monica was beatified in 1867.
Sources
- http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=5160
- Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson & Margaret Bunson, page 496