Patron Saint of Philippines
3 saints found
Lawrence Ruiz and Companions
Feast Day: September 28
Patron of: Philippines, lay workers, mission workers
Filipino lay missionary martyred in Japan for steadfast Christian faith with companions.
Lorenzo Ruiz
Feast Day: September 28
Patron of: Japan, Philippines, martyrs, mixed-race Catholics, missions
First Filipino saint martyred in Japan for refusing to renounce his Christian faith.
Pedro Calungsod
Feast Day: April 2
Patron of: Philippines, missions, youth, catechists, evangelization
Filipino youth and lay catechist martyred in 1672; patron of Asian missions.