Petrus Sampo
Blessed
- Death: 09/10/1622
- Nationality (place of birth): Japan
Petrus Sampo (ca. 1580-1622) was born in Oshu, Japan. He emigrated to central Japan where he reached his goal of gaining a good position with a great lord; then he moved again to Hiroshima where he became a Christian. Later he entered the service of the daimyo of Hoki, but moved to Nagasaki when his master died. He shaved his head and built a simple house right next to the Jesuit novitiate. Upon the advice of his neighbor, he became a catechist, later going into exile with the Jesuits. He returned to Japan and secretly resumed his work as a catechist before joining Antonius Kyuni's group on the mountain. For more details of his martyrdom, see the account under the name of Blessed Carlo Spinola.
Originally Collected and edited by: Tom Rochford, SJ