Martyr · September 28
St. Lorenzo Ruiz
Lorenzo Ruiz , also called Saint Lorenzo of Manila, was a Filipino Catholic layman and a member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic.
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Saints from Philippines
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St. Pedro Calungsod
Pedro Calungsod , also known as Peter Calungsod and Pedro Calonsor, was a Catholic Filipino-Visayan migrant, sacristan and missionary catechist who, along with the Spanish Jesuit missionary Diego Luis de San Vitores, proselytized and converted the…
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