St. Martin Loynaz of the Ascension

Martin Loynaz of the Ascension
Feastday: February 6

Franciscan martyr of Japan. He was born at Vergara, Navarre, Spain, and became a Franciscan in 1586 . Martin was assigned to Mexico and Manila, in the Philippines, before serving in Japan. He was crucified at Nagasaki and was canonized in 1862.

 

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