#Filipinosaint

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Saint Lorenzo Ruiz

1600-1637

Feast Day: September 28

Patronage: Filipino youth, the Philippines, overseas workers, altar servers

Saint Lorenzo Ruiz was born in the Philippines and was a happily married family man who joined the Dominican Confraternity of the Most Holy Rosary. He was accused of murder and fled on a Dominican mission ship to Japan. At that time, the rulers of Japan were persecuting Christians, so they were arrested, tortured unbearably for 2 years and died by the “gallows and pit”. In 1983, St. Lorenzo, the first Filipino saint and martyr, was canonized by Pope John Paul II after a 2-year-old girl was miraculously cured of hydrocephaly.

Prints, plaques & holy cards available for purchase. (website)

[chinoy76]

San Lorenzo Ruiz #filipinosaint #filipino #sanlorenzoruiz

[haagendazo]

San Lorenzo Ruiz #filipinosaint #catholic #church #binondochurch #philippines #manila #vivamanilag (at Minor Basilica Of San Lorenzo Ruiz (Binondo Church))

[beautifullysavedbygrace]

28 September: Memorial of San Lorenzo Ruiz of Manila (St. Lawrence Ruiz) Lorenzo Ruiz was born in Binondo, Manila between 1600 to 1610. His father was Chinese and his mother was a native Tagalog. In 1636, a grave crime was committed in Manila, authorities conducted a manhunt for Lorenzo because they believed he knew something about it or was himself involved in it . When Lorenzo learned of some missionary priests leaving Manila, thinking that they were going to Macao, he sought help from his Dominican superiors who believed in his innocence. He was allowed aboard the ship, along with three Dominican priests: Saint Antonio Gonzalez, Saint Guillermo Courtet, and Saint Miguel de Aozaraza, a Japanese priest, Saint Vicente Shiwozuka de la Cruz, and a layman named Saint Lazaro of Kyoto, a leper. It was only when they were on the ship did Lorenzo learn that the missionaries were headed for Japan, where Catholics were suffering terrible persecutions at that time. When the boat landed at Okinawa, the group was arrested and imprisoned on basis of their Christian religion. They were tortured in several ways for days. Lawrence and the Japanese priest broke at one point, and were ready to renounce their faith in exchange for release, but after heir moment of crisis, they reclaimed their faith and defied their tormentors. First canonized Filipino martyr. He was beatified by Pope John Paul II during the Papal visit to Manila on 18 February 1981, the first beatification outside of Vatican City. St. Lorenzo Ruiz was elevated to sainthood and received canonization on 18 October 1987 by His Holiness Pope John Paul II in Vatican City, Rome. References: ~ http://catholicsaints.info/saint-lorenzo-ruiz-of-manila/ ~ http://thepinoycatholic.blogspot.com/2009/06/st-lorenzo-ruiz.html?m=1 ~ https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-lorenzo-ruiz-and-companions/

[karlacarbon]

Lubos kong ikinagagalak na IKAW AY ISA NANG GANAP NA SANTO! 👍♥👏🙏 #pedrocalungsod #filipinosaint #second #catholic (at Ayala Alabang Village)

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 Saint Pedro Calungsod

 1655 - 1672

Feast day: April 2

Patronage: Filipino youth, Catechumens, altar boys, the Philippines

St. Pedro Calungsod, was a migrant, sacristan and missionary catechist, who along with the Spanish Jesuit missionary, Diego Luis de San Vitores, suffered religious persecution and martyrdom in Guam for their missionary work in 1672.

Prints, plaques & holy cards available for purchase here: (website)