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Lorenzo Ruiz is the first Filipino saint. He is also the first Filipino martyred for the Christian Faith. Lorenzo Ruiz

St. Vincent was born of poor parents in the village of Pouy in Gascony, France, about 1580. He enjoyed his

Sts. Cosmas and Damian were brothers, born in Arabia, who had become eminent for their skill in the science of

He was the son of an artisan and a lady of the Irish royal court. Born in Connaught, Ireland, and

A group of forty-nine Christians slain in Chalcedon during the reign of Emperor Diocletian . Records indicate that the martyrs

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