Domingo Ibáñez de Erquicia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Saint Domingo Ibáñez de Erquicia | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Saint Lorenzo Ruiz and his Companions (1633-1637) | |
| Born | c.1589 in Régil, Spain |
| Martyred | August 13, 1633 in Nagasaki, Japan |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | February 18, 1981 in Manila, Philippines |
| Canonized | October 18, 1987 in the Vatican |
| Feast | September 28 |
Saint Fr. Domingo Ibáñez de Erquicia (c.1589 – August 13, 1633), was born in Régil, Spain. In 1605, he was professed in the Dominican Order and in 1611, he arrived in the Philippines where he zealously worked as missionary to Pangasinan and later as Professor of Theology at the Colegio de Santo Tomas.
In 1623, he departed for Japan when the persecution was most violent. During ten years he displayed heroic priestly dedication in the care of the Christians, comforting them, reconciling the apostates, administering the sacraments in painfully difficult circumstances. Constantly sought by the authorities, and desiring martyrdom, he was captured on July 1633 and interned in the prison of Nagoya. Taken to Nagasaki, and after refusing to renounce his faith, he was placed in the torment of gallows and the pit on August 13, 1633 and gave his soul to God the following day. Fr. Domingo Ibáñez de Erquicia with Lorenzo Ruiz was beatified in Manila on February 18, 1981 by Pope John Paul II who canonized him and Lorenzo on October 18, 1987. Lorenzo and Domingo's beatification was the first one outside the Vatican.
[edit] Reference
- Lorenzo de Manila, The Proto-Martyr of The Philippines and his Companions - Fr. Fidel Villaroel, O.P., 1988
