James of Padua
James of Padua was a 14th-century Franciscan missionary. He was beheaded alongside Thomas of Tolentino, Peter of [Siena (died 1321)|Peter of Siena] and Demetrius of Tiflis at Thane by Muslims en route to evangelizing Sri Lanka and China. They were beatified by Pope [Leo XIII] in 1894 as the FourMartyrsofThane, with their memorial on 9 April.