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Lorenzo Ruiz (Filipino: Lorenzo Ruiz ng Maynila; Chinese: 李樂倫; Spanish: Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila; November 28, 1594 – September 29, 1637), also called Saint Lorenzo of Manila, was a Filipino Catholic layman and a member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic.
The Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Saint Lorenzo Ruiz, also as Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Parish and commonly known as Binondo Church, is located in the district of Binondo, Manila fronting Plaza San Lorenzo Ruiz, in the Philippines. It is under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Manila.
San Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila Parish Church, San Jose del Monte, Bulacan; Saint Lorenzo Ruiz Shrine Bangued, Abra; San Lorenzo Ruiz and Companion Martyrs Parish, Kaunlaran Village, Navotas; San Lorenzo Ruiz Parish – Talomo, Davao City; San Lorenzo Ruiz Parish – Dagatan, Taysan, Batangas; San Lorenzo Ruiz Parish – Masipit, Calapan
Binondo is the center of commerce and trade of Manila, where all types of business run by Chinese Filipinos thrive. Noted residents include Saint Lorenzo Ruiz, the Filipino protomartyr, and Venerable Mother Ignacia del Espiritu Santo, founder of the Congregation of the Religious of the Virgin Mary.
Ruiz died as a martyr of faith during the persecutions in Nagasaki, Japan, where the Japanese rulers organized an anti-clerical campaign. Ruiz was beatified by Pope John Paul II in Manila in 1981 and was later canonized at St. Peter's Square, Vatican City, in 1987. 25 years later, the title of "saint" was bestowed upon another martyr, Pedro ...
Plaza San Lorenzo Ruiz or Plaza Lorenzo Ruiz (traditional Chinese: 花園口廣場; simplified Chinese: 花园口广场; pinyin: Huāyuánkǒu Guǎngchǎng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hoe-hn̂g-kháu Kóng-tiûⁿ; lit. 'at the foot/mouth of the garden') [1] is a major public square in Binondo, Manila, bounded by Quintin Paredes Street (formerly Calle Rosario) to the east and Juan Luna Street (formerly ...
Saint Lorenzo Ruiz and Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary: Binondo: 1587 Baroque: Divine Mercy Shrine, Mandaluyong: Divine Mercy: Mandaluyong: 1995 Modern: EDSA Shrine: Mary, Queen of Peace: Quezon City: 1989 Modern: Ermita Church: Our Lady of Guidance: Ermita: 1571 Modernist: Ermita de San Nicolas de Tolentino: Saint Nicholas of Tolentino ...
In 1982, a bronze statue of the first Filipino saint, San Lorenzo Ruiz, was donated by Philippine Cardinal Jaime Sin to Filipinos in the United States. It was brought to the U.S. by Celso Al Carunungan, author of To Die A Thousand Deaths, a book on the life and martyrdom of Ruiz, accompanied by Ramon Salinas, the national director of the Movement for the Cause of San Lorenzo Ruiz and Companion ...