Lorenzo Ruiz
Lorenzo Ruiz of Manila | |
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Ruiz on a stained-glass window in Cubao Cathedral | |
| Martyr | |
| Born | November 28, 1594 Binondo, Manila Captaincy General of the Philippines, Spanish Empire |
| Died | September 29, 1637 (aged 42) Nagasaki, Hizen Province, Tokugawa Shogunate |
| Cause of death | Tsurushi |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Beatified | February 18, 1981, Rizal Park, Manila, Philippines by Pope John Paul II |
| Canonized | October 18, 1987, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II |
| Major shrine | Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Saint Lorenzo Ruiz, Binondo, Manila, Philippines |
| Feast | September 28 |
| Attributes | Rosary in clasped hands, gallows and pit, barong tagalog or camisa de chino and black trousers, cross, palm of martyrdom |
| Patronage | The Philippines, Filipinos, Overseas Filipino Workers and migrant workers, immigrants, the poor, separated families, Filipino youth, Chinese-Filipinos, Filipino Altar servers, Tagalogs, Archdiocese of Manila. |
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| Traditional Chinese | 李樂倫 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 李乐伦 | ||||||||||||||
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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, 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.