Lorenzo Ruiz
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, is a Filipino saint venerated in the Catholic Church. A Chinese Filipino, he became his country's protomartyr after his execution in Japan by the Tokugawa Shogunate during its persecution of Japanese Christians in the 17th century.
Lorenzo Ruiz of Manila | |
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Ruiz on a stained-glass window in Cubao Cathedral | |
| First Saint and Protomartyr of the Philippines | |
| Born | November 28, 1594 Binondo, Manila Captaincy General of the Philippines, Spanish Empire |
| Died | September 29, 1637 (aged 42) Nagasaki, Hizen Province, Tokugawa Shogunate |
| Cause of death | Tsurushi |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Beatified | February 18, 1981, Manila, Philippines by Pope John Paul II |
| Canonized | October 18, 1987, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II |
| Major shrine | Binondo Church, Binondo, Manila, Philippines |
| Feast | September 28 |
| Attributes | Rosary in clasped hands, gallows and pit, Barong Tagalog or camisa de chino and black trousers, cross, palm of martyrdom |
| Patronage | The Philippines, Filipinos, Overseas Filipino Workers and migrant workers, immigrants, the poor, separated families, Filipino youth, Chinese-Filipinos, Filipino Altar servers, Tagalogs, Archdiocese of Manila. |
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| Traditional Chinese | 李樂倫 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 李乐伦 | ||||||||||||||
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Lorenzo Ruiz is the patron saint of, among others, the Philippines and the Filipino people.
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