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Lorenzo Ruiz (Binondo, 1600 circa – Nagasaki, 29 settembre 1637) è stato un catechista cattolico filippino, ucciso in Giappone con quindici compagni di fede (in gran parte frati domenicani). Nel 1987 è stato proclamato santo da papa Giovanni Paolo II
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.
Saint Lorenzo Ruiz is the first Filipino venerated in the Roman Catholic Church. Of Chinese-Filipino parentage, he became the country’s protomartyr after his execution by the Tokugawa Shogunate during its persecution of Japanese Christians in the 17th century.
Saint Lorenzo Ruiz is the patron saint of Filipino youth, the Philippines, people working overseas, and altar servers. His feast day is September 28.
An ordinary man. Born in Manila in 1594, the half-Chinese, half-Filipino Lorenzo Ruiz grew up an ordinary Catholic. He was educated by Dominicans, served as an altar boy, and became a calligrapher, transcribing documents for a living. He participated in parish life in all the normal ways.
Il gruppo dei 15 compagni martiri di San Lorenzo Ruiz, tutti in qualche modo legati all’Ordine domenicano, comprende nove giapponesi, quattro spagnoli, un francese e un italiano.
5 feb 2017 · The first martyr of the Philippines, Lorenzo Ruiz. Ruiz and his companions were victims of the same anti-Christian campaign featured in the novel and film 'Silence'.
