Photo: Judgefloro, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Lorenzo Ruiz

Lorenzo Ruiz, also called Lorenzo of Manila, was a Filipino Catholic layman and a member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic. 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 is the patron saint of, among others, the Philippines and the Filipino people.

Si Lorenzo Ruiz ay isa sa mga kilalang Pilipino at santo ng Katolisismo. Kilala siya bilang unang santong Pilipino na nakanonisa sa kasaysayan ng Simbahang Katoliko Romano.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Read more on Wikipedia