WELCOME! BLESSED DIDACUS YUKI, PRIEST AND MARTYR Didacus Yuki, a Jesuit , won the crown of martyrdom in 1636 at the age of 62 in Osaka, Japan. [He was beatified by Pope Benedict XVI on November 24 , 2008.] (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 1, Augsburg, 1858) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that we who know how courageously your holy martyr Didacus confessed the faith, may experience his goodness as he intercedes for us with you. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen. Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org