St. Lorenzo Luiz martyred in Nagasaki in 1637
Saint Lorenzo Ruiz, the first Filipino saint, was martyred in Nishizaka, Nagasaki in 1637.
The statue of St. Lorenzo was donated to Nakamachi Church, which is associated with
St. Lorenzo, by Cardinal Hamei Singh (who was active in the Philippine Civil Revolution),
who was canonized in 1987 and visited Japan in 1990.
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