---
name: "Saint Vincent Shiwozuka"
id: "HIST-SAINT-VINCENT-SHIWOZUKA-001"
remembered_for: "One of the sixteen martyrs of Nagasaki (1633-1637) canonized with Saint Lorenzo Ruiz."
birth_coordinate: "1576?, Nagasaki, Japan"
death_coordinate: "29 September 1637, Nishizaka, Nagasaki, Japan (martyr; aged about 60)"
eras: ["Martyrs of Japan (1633-1637)"]
linked_figures: ["Saint Lorenzo Ruiz"]
cosmic_vault_pillars:
  - "Historical Profiles"
image_portrait: "assets/images/profiles/saint_vincent_shiwozuka_portrait.webp"
image_context: "assets/images/profiles/saint_vincent_shiwozuka_context.webp"
source: "GCatholic.org, saint record: Saint Vincentius Shiotsuka, O.P.. https://gcatholic.org/saints/data/saints-VID#65615 (accessed 2 October 2026); Pope John Paul II, homily for the canonization of Lorenzo Ruiz and fifteen companion martyrs, 18 October 1987. Holy See. https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/homilies/1987/documents/hf_jp-ii_hom_19871018_canonizzaz-martiri.html"
source_url: "https://gcatholic.org/saints/data/saints-VID#65615 ; https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/homilies/1987/documents/hf_jp-ii_hom_19871018_canonizzaz-martiri.html"
---

# Saint Vincent Shiwozuka

*Short verified facts only. No public-domain biography of this martyr is available, so no narrative is given.*

One of the sixteen martyrs of Nagasaki (1633-1637) canonized with Saint Lorenzo Ruiz.

## Facts

- Name: Vincentius Shiotsuka (Vicente de la Cruz), O.P.
- Born: 1576?, Nagasaki, Japan
- Died: 29 September 1637, Nishizaka, Nagasaki, Japan (martyr; aged about 60)
- State of life: Priest of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans)
- Beatified: 18 February 1981, Manila, Philippines
- Canonized: 18 October 1987, by Pope John Paul II
- Feast: 29 September (as listed by GCatholic)

## Sources

- GCatholic.org, saint record: Saint Vincentius Shiotsuka, O.P.. https://gcatholic.org/saints/data/saints-VID#65615 (accessed 2 October 2026)
- Pope John Paul II, homily for the canonization of Lorenzo Ruiz and fifteen companion martyrs, 18 October 1987. Holy See. https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/homilies/1987/documents/hf_jp-ii_hom_19871018_canonizzaz-martiri.html