San lorenzo ruiz cause of death
San lorenzo ruiz patron saint of!
What is saint lorenzo known forSts. Lorenzo Ruiz and Companions, Martyrs
An ordinary man
Born in Manila in 1594, the half-Chinese, half-Filipino Lorenzo Ruiz grew up an ordinary Catholic.
He was educated by Dominicans, served as an altar boy, and became a calligrapher, transcribing documents for a living.
What is saint lorenzo ruiz known for
He participated in parish life in all the normal ways.
Lorenzo’s family life, too, was ordinary. He married a Filipino woman, Rosario; the couple had three children, and lived the daily life of an unassuming Catholic family, content with their lot.
No one would have guessed that the life of this man, who prayed, worked and raised his children just like so many other husbands and fathers, would take an entirely unexpected turn.
Fugitive
Lorenzo’s life was turned upside down by a false accusation, the only record of which we find in the journal of a Dominican priest.
The latter wrote that Lorenzo took refuge with the priests Antonio Gonzalez, Guillermo Courtet and Migue