Agnes Takeya
| Blessed Agatha Takeya | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1580 |
| Died | 1622 (aged 41–42) Japan |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 1867 |
| Feast | September 10 |
Agnes Takeya (イネス竹屋; 1580–1622) was a Korean-Japanese[1] Roman Catholic martyr.
Takeya was born in Korea in 1580. During the 1592–1598 Japanese invasions of Korea, she was kidnapped, enslaved, and taken to Japan.[1] There, she was converted to Christianity. Takeya was married to another Catholic layperson, Cosmas Takeya Sozaburō, another Korean who had been similarly enslaved and taken to Japan.[1] They were beheaded, with Charles Spinola and companions, during the "Great Genna Martyrdom" at Nagasaki. She was beatified in 1867.[2]
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