Background
Paulo Miki was born into a wealthy Japanese family.
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Paulo Miki was born into a wealthy Japanese family.
He was educated by the Jesuits in Azuchi and Takatsuki.
Miki arrested and jailed with his fellow Catholics were later forced to march 966 kilometres (600 miles) from Kyoto to Nagasaki. All the while singing the Te Deum. On arriving in Nagasaki—which today has the largest Catholic population in Japan—Miki was crucified on 5 February 1597.
He preached his last sermon from the cross, and it is maintained that he forgave his executioners, stating that he himself was Japanese.
