ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER
Saints celebrated on the 15th of September
CAMILLO CONSTANZO, PRIEST AND MARTYR
Camillus Constantius (Camillo Constanzo), a Jesuit Father originally from Italy, ministered to the local faithful in and around Sakai, Japan.
HE SECRETLY RETURNED
When all missionaries were expelled by the government, Fr Camillo secretly returned, disguised as a soldier. As he spoke the Japanese language fluently, he was not detected and he resumed his priestly ministry.
HATRED AGAINST THE FAITH
Eventually he was arrested, though. Because of hatred against the religion of Jesus Christ he was burned to death over a slow fire on September 15, 1622.
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, 1858)
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