SAINT
saint-francisco-blanco
A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
Francisco Blanco, OFM was a Spanish Catholic Franciscan missionary and martyr, one of the Twenty-six Martyrs of Japan. He is revered as a saint by the Catholic Church, particularly in Japan.
feast Day
02-06
birth Date
c. 1570
death Date
5 February 1597
canonization Status
canonized
canonization Date
8 June 1862
canonized By
Pope Pius IX
feast Month
2
feast Day Of Month
6