The Holy Martyrs of Japan Catholic Church is a rural parish of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis, Missouri. The church is located about six miles north of Sullivan on state Highway AE. We are an active parish offering daily mass (excluding Monday's) and providing residents and parishioners with many religious and community events and services throughout the year. The parish is named in honor of St. Paul Miki and the 25 men, including some Jesuit and Franciscan missionaries, that were martyred near Nagasaki, Japan on February 5th, 1597. more... See more text