Christian feast day: Domingo Ibáñez de Erquicia

Domingo Ibáñez de Erquicia was a Spanish Dominican priest and missionary. After teaching at the Colegio de Santo Tomas in Manila, he went to Japan in 1623, where he ministered incognito to the Catholic community for about ten years. Betrayed by an apostate, he was captured and executed. His feast day is 28 September.

August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 139 days remain until the end of the year.