Philip of Jesus
Saint Felipe de Jesús OFM | |
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A statue of Philip of Jesus at the Museo de Virreinato, Tepotzotlán | |
| Martyr | |
| Born | 1572 Mexico City, Viceroyalty of New Spain (now Mexico) |
| Died | 5 February 1597 (aged 24–25) Nagasaki, Japan |
| Cause of death | Asphyxia |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 14 September 1627, Vatican City by Pope Urban VIII |
| Canonized | 8 June 1862, Vatican City by Pope Pius IX |
| Feast | 5 February |
| Attributes | spear, palm branch, cross |
| Patronage | Mexico City; Colima (city); Nagasaki; Santa Cruz del Quiché; Ozatlán; El Viso del Alcor |
Philip of Jesus, OFM (Spanish: Felipe de Jesús; 1572 – 1597) was a Spanish Franciscan missionary who became one of the Twenty-six Martyrs of Japan. He is the first Mexican Catholic saint and is the patron saint of Mexico City.