📚 St. Lorenzo Ruiz

St. Lorenzo Ruiz was a Filipino layman and father who became the first canonized Filipino saint. Born in Manila around 1594, he was raised in the Catholic faith and served as a church calligrapher and member of the Confraternity of the Most Holy Rosary. After becoming involved in a situation that placed him under suspicion, he left the Philippines with Dominican missionaries and traveled to Japan, where Christianity was being violently persecuted.

Lorenzo and his companions were arrested and subjected to severe torture because they refused to renounce their faith. He remained steadfast, declaring his willingness to die for Christ. He was martyred in Nagasaki in 1637 and canonized by Pope St. John Paul II in 1987. His witness is especially meaningful to Filipino Catholics and to all who remain faithful amid persecution.

Lived: c. 1594 – September 29, 1637 | Feast Day: September 28 | Canonized: October 18, 1987, by Pope St. John Paul II
Patronage: The Philippines, Filipino people, overseas Filipino workers, and those persecuted for their faith.

Saint Feast day
September 28GRC
Sts. Lawrence Ruiz and Companions
Lived
c. 1594 – September 29, 1637
Canonized
October 18, 1987, by Pope St. John Paul II

St. Lorenzo Ruiz was a Filipino layman and father who became the first canonized Filipino saint. Born in Manila around 1594, he was raised in the Catholic faith and served as a church calligrapher and member of the Confraternity of the Most Holy Rosary. After becoming involved in a situation that placed him under suspicion, he left the Philippines with Dominican missionaries and traveled to Japan, where Christianity was being violently persecuted.

Lorenzo and his companions were arrested and subjected to severe torture because they refused to renounce their faith. He remained steadfast, declaring his willingness to die for Christ. He was martyred in Nagasaki in 1637 and canonized by Pope St. John Paul II in 1987. His witness is especially meaningful to Filipino Catholics and to all who remain faithful amid persecution.

Patron of

The Philippines, Filipino people, overseas Filipino workers, and those persecuted for their faith.

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