<P> Catholics continue to contribute to Filipino religious life up to the present day . Consequently, several these Filipino Catholics have been considered for sainthood over the past centuries . Most of these Catholic saints - to - be were from the 20th Century and so on . Few only of those, in the days of the Spanish era within the Philippines founded the way of sanctity . </P> <P> The very first Filipino saint canonized was Lorenzo Ruiz, a married lay Dominican and member of the Rosarian Confraternity in dedication to Our Lady . Ruiz died as a martyr of faith, during the persecutions at the Nagasaki, Japan were the Kingdom organized an anti-clericalism . Lorenzo Ruiz was beatified by Pope John Paul II in Manila, and without any further a do, was canonized at St. Peter's Square, Vatican City along with his Companion Martyrs in 1987 . And after 25 years later, the title of a saint was followed by another martyr, named Pedro Calungsod, who was canonized on October 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI . </P> <Ul> <Li> Saint Lorenzo Ruiz, Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of Manila; Member of the Confraternity of the Rosary; Martyr of Nagasaki, Japan <Ul> <Li> Born: ca . 1600 - Binondo, Manila, Philippines </Li> <Li> Died: September 28, 1637 - Nishizaka, Nagasaki, Japan </Li> <Li> Beatified: February 18, 1981 By Pope John Paul II </Li> <Li> Canonized: October 18, 1987 By Pope John Paul II </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Saint Pedro Calungsod, Young Layperson of the Archdiocese of Cebu; Catechist; Martyr of Micronesia <Ul> <Li> Born: July 21, 1654 - Ginatilan, Cebu, Philippines </Li> <Li> Died: April 2, 1672 - Tumon, Guam </Li> <Li> Nihil Obstat: October 7, 1994 </Li> <Li> Beatified: March 5, 2000 By Pope John Paul II </Li> <Li> Canonized: October 21, 2012 By Pope Benedict XVI </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> <Li> Saint Lorenzo Ruiz, Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of Manila; Member of the Confraternity of the Rosary; Martyr of Nagasaki, Japan <Ul> <Li> Born: ca . 1600 - Binondo, Manila, Philippines </Li> <Li> Died: September 28, 1637 - Nishizaka, Nagasaki, Japan </Li> <Li> Beatified: February 18, 1981 By Pope John Paul II </Li> <Li> Canonized: October 18, 1987 By Pope John Paul II </Li> </Ul> </Li>

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