Francisco Fernández de Capillas

Francisco Fernández de Capillas
Protomartyr of China
Born August 15, 1607
Baquerín de Campos, Spain
Died January 15, 1648
Fu'an, China
Honored in Roman Catholicism
Beatified May 2, 1909 by Pius X
Canonized October 1, 2000 by John-Paul II
Major shrine Convent of St. Paul of Valladolid
Feast January 15

Francisco Fernández de Capillas (August 15, 1607 – January 15, 1648) was a Spanish missionary who became the first Catholic martyr in China after he was beheaded in Fu'an, Fujian.[1] He was canonized by Pope John-Paul II on October 1, 2000 as one of the 120 Martyrs of China.[2] He was also one of the last Spanish missionaries in Taiwan before they were ousted from the island by the Dutch.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Saint Francis Ferdinand de Capillas". Patron Saints Index. http://saints.sqpn.com/saintf0u.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-24. 
  2. ^ "Den hellige Frans Fernández de Capillas (1607-1648)" (in Norwegian). katolsk.no. http://www.katolsk.no/biografi/fcapilla.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-24. 
  3. ^ Andrade, Tonio. "Appendix B: Governors-General, Governors, and Missionaries". How Taiwan Became Chinese. http://www.gutenberg-e.org/andrade/appB.html. 
Christian missionaries in Taiwan
Background
17th century
Dutch
George Candidius · Joannes Cruyf · Daniel Gravius · Antonius Hambroek · Gilbertus Happart · Robert Junius · Jacobus Vertrecht
Spanish
Francisco Fernández de Capillas
1850–1945
1945–present