Blessed Luis Bertrán
Also known as
- Luis Exarch
- 29 July
- 10 September as one of the 205 Martyrs of Japan
Profile
Relative of Saint Louis Bertrán. Joined the Dominicans at the convent of Santa Catalina in Barcelona, Spain in 1611. Priest. Missionary to the Philippines in 1618. Missionary to Japan in 1623; he worked the rest of his life in the Omura region. He brought many to the faith, especially working with Dominican tertiaries. During a period of persecution he hid from authorities in a leper colony, but was found and executed with Blessed Mancio de la Cruz, Blessed Pedro de Santa Maria and three of the patients who had given them shelter. Martyr.
Born
- burned to death in 29 July 1627 at Omura, Nagasaki, Japan
- 26 February 1866 by Pope Pius IX (decree of martyrdom)
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Luis Bertrán“. CatholicSaints.Info. 11 August 2023. Web. 30 April 2024. <>