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Lorenzo Ruiz, Filipino martyr and saint (born 1600)

Historical image related to Lorenzo Ruiz, Filipino martyr and saint (born 1600) from September 29, 1637

Lorenzo Ruiz

First Filipino saint and Martyr

Lorenzo Ruiz, 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…
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September 29

Day of the year

September 29 is the 272nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 93 days remain until the end of the year.
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