Satoko kitahara biography of williams

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    • Satoko Kitahara

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    Satoko Kitahara

    Born(1929-08-22)22 August 1929
    Tokyo, Japan
    Died23 January 1958(1958-01-23) (aged 28)
    Tokyo, Japan

    Satoko Kitahara (北原 怜子, Kitahara Satoko, 22 August 1929 – 23 January 1958) – later known as Elisabeth Maria Kitahara – was a JapaneseRoman Catholic.[1][2][3] Kitahara was descended from aristocrats and samurai warriors;[4] she worked in an airplane warehouse during World War II and became disillusioned after she and others learnt of Japanese atrocities during the conflict.[3][5] She discovered Roman Catholicism and after a period of being exposed to churches decided to learn catechism so she could be baptized.[1][2]

    Upon her baptism she selected the name "Elisabeth" and upon her Confirmation added the name "Maria". Kitahara made it her goal to tend to the impoverished and orphaned as well as the sick and poor who were suffering