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Jesuit priest.
Sailed as a missionary to Japan shortly after ordination, but due to
a series of problems, took 6
years to arrive, landing during a persecution.
Spent 12 years working with the Nagasaki Christians.
An edict in 1614 expelled Jesuits and ended Catholic missions in Japan.
Jerome went into hiding in Nagasaki, and ministered to Japanese Christians
in secret, disguising himself as a merchant.
In 1623 he was found out by the authorities, and martyred with 47 other
Christians.
Died in 1623; burned to death
Canonization pending