Dominican Catholic priests, Martyrs, Blesseds and Saints
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17 Thomasian Martyrs
17 Thomasian Martyrs, circa 2023.
Priests, Bishops, Religious, Missionaries and Martyrs
Born
Various 13 from Spain 1 from Japan 1 from France 1 from Vietnam 1 from the Philippines
Died
(Dominican Martyrs of Japan) c. 1633- 1637 Nagasaki, Tokugawa Shogunate (Dominican Martyrs of Vietnam) c. 1773- 1861 Vietnam (Dominican and Franciscan Martyrs of the Spanish Civil War) c. 1934- 1936 Madrid, Second Spanish Republic
Cause of death
(Dominican Martyrs of Japan) Tsurushi (Dominican Martyrs of Vietnam) Torture and Decapitation (Dominican and Franciscan Martyrs of the Spanish Civil War) Execution
Venerated in
Catholic Church
Beatified
(Dominican Martyrs of Japan) February 18, 1981 Luneta Park, Manila, Philippines by Pope John Paul II (Dominican Martyrs of Vietnam) May 20, 1906 Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Pope Pius X April 29, 1951 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope Pius XII (Dominican and Franciscan Martyrs of the Spanish Civil War) October 28, 2007 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope Benedict XVI October 13, 2013 Tarragona Educational Complex, Tarragona, Spain by Cardinal Angelo Amato (on behalf of Pope Francis)
Canonized
(Dominican Martyrs of Japan) October 18, 1987 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II (Dominican Martyrs of Vietnam) June 19, 1988 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II
Dominican habit Franciscan habit Crown of martyrdom Martyr's palm Rosary
Patronage
University of Santo Tomas Persecuted Christians
The 17 Thomasian Martyrs were the 12 Dominican priests, 1 Franciscan priest and 3 Dominican bishops who became administrators, professors, or students in the University of Santo Tomas in Manila,[1] they are venerated in the Catholic Church regarded them as a martyrs and declared as a saints and blesseds by several popes throughout the 20th and 21st century, All of them gave up their lives for their Christian faith, some in Japan, others in Vietnam, and in the 20th century, in Spain during the Spanish Civil War. Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila was among the lay companions of the Thomasian Martyrs of Japan,[2] their feast day is celebrated every year on November 6.[3]
^Alvares, Constantino; Jose Garcia; Pedro Tejero (1989). Witnesses of the faith in the Orient: Dominican Martyrs of Japan, China, and Vietnam. Manila: Life Today Publications. ISBN 971-8596-03-8. OCLC 32442371.
^Lorenzo de Manila, The Proto-Martyr of The Philippines and his Companions – Fr. Fidel Villarroel, O.P., 1988
^Atienza, Ruby (2020-11-04). "Holy Mass for the Feast of All Thomasian Martyrs". University of Santo Tomas. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
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