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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.
Lorenzo Ruiz, who was born of a Chinese father and a Filipino mother, trained in this church and afterwards went as a missionary to Japan, where he and his companions were martyred for refusing to renounce Christianity. Lorenzo is the Philippines' first saint and was canonized by Pope John Paul II in 1987. A large statue of Ruiz stands in front ...
A Filipino is a 1988 Filipino religious biographical film about the life and martyrdom of Saint Lorenzo Ruiz, the first canonized saint of the Philippines. Directed by Maria Saret and written by Serge Custodio Jr., it stars Mat Ranillo III as the titular saint, alongside Charito Solis, Dang Cecilio, Juco Diaz, Rose Ann Gonzales, and Alvin Enriquez.
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 ...
The repairs and restoration were done and the "church looked magnificent and strong in its full masonry construction". [5] This magnificence was short-lived because, in 1661, Governor Sabiniano Manrique de Lara who feared Koseng , a Chinese pirate from Hermosa Island (Formosa, now Taiwan) might fortify himself inside the structure. He ordered ...
Saint Jude Quasi-Parish Church (West Avenue) Saint Paul The Apostle Parish Church (Laging Handa) Saint Peter Parish Church (Commonwealth) San Antonio de Padua Parish Church (San Francisco del Monte) San Lorenzo Ruiz Parish Church (Tierra Verde) Santa Maria della Strada Parish Church; Santa Perpetua Parish Church (D. Tuazon)
San Lorenzo Ruiz Diocesan Academy Inc. – San Bartolome, San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija founded in 1989 San Lorenzo Ruiz Hospital – Naic , Cavite (formerly "The First Filipino Saint Hospital") San Lorenzo Ruiz General Hospital – medical clinic located at Malabon, Philippines
Saint-Brieuc: Servant of God Member, Young Christian Workers: René Rouzé: January 11, 1922 February 18, 1945 22 France: Saint-Denis: Servant of God Member, Young Christian Workers: André Boucher (Xavier) August 3, 1920 March 15, 1945 24 France: Saint-Dié: Servant of God Cleric, Franciscan Friars Minor: Jean Tinturier: February 20, 1921 ...