Agnes Takeya

Agnes Takeya (イネス竹屋; 1580–1622) was a Korean-Japanese^[1] Roman Catholic martyr.

Blessed Agatha Takeya
Born	1580
Died	1622 (aged 41–42) Japan
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church
Beatified	1867
Feast	September 10

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][3][4][5]

See also

• Martyrs of Japan