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This is a list of Filipino saints, beati, venerables, and Servants of God by the Catholic Church. Majority of these men and women of religious life were born, died, or lived within the Philippine archipelago. Ferdinand Magellan's expedition of 1521 to the
From the website of the Catholic Church in Finland [12] 19 January: Saint Henry, bishop and martyr – Solemnity; 3 February: Saint Ansgar, bishop – Memorial; 14 February: Saints Cyril, monk and Methodius, bishop – Feast; 29 April: Saint Catherine of Siena, virgin and doctor of the Church – Feast; 18 May: Saint Eric, martyr – Memorial
The General Roman Calendar (GRC) is the liturgical calendar that indicates the dates of celebrations of saints and mysteries of the Lord (Jesus Christ) in the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church, wherever this liturgical rite is in use. These celebrations are a fixed annual date, or occur on a particular day of the week.
The 2020 Census reported that 78.8 percent of the population professed Roman Catholicism; other Christian denominations with a sizable number of adherents include the Iglesia ni Cristo, the Philippine Independent Church, and Seventh-day Adventism.
Plaza San Lorenzo Ruiz and Binondo Church, the main shrine of San Lorenzo Ruiz. Lorenzo Ruiz was a Filipino born in Binondo, Manila, on 28 November 1594, [1] to a Chinese father and a Tagalog mother who were both Catholic. His father taught him Chinese while his mother taught him Tagalog. Lorenzo served as an altar boy at the Binondo
The Catholic Church wields great influence on Philippine society and politics, notably reaching its political peak in 1986. [124] Then-Archbishops of Cebu and Manila—Cardinals Ricardo Vidal and Jaime Sin, respectively—were influential during the People Power Revolution of 1986 against dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos.
Pages in category "Filipino Roman Catholic saints" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
The Catholic dioceses in the Philippines are grouped into 16 ecclesiastical provinces, each of which comprises a metropolitan archdiocese and several suffragan dioceses and is headed by the archbishop, as the metropolitan bishop of the province.