Feast July 10
Saint Manuel Ruiz and his 10 companions
Martyr · Feast July 10
Biography
The Martyrs of Damascus were eleven Catholic saints martyred while praying inside a Franciscan-run parish in Damascus by Druze during the 1860 civil conflict in Mount Lebanon and Damascus. They consist of The Massabki Brothers and Manuel Ruiz Lopez and Companions. The Massabki Brothers were three Maronite Catholics from Damascus, in present-day Syria and sons of Nehme Massabki. Emmanuel Ruiz and the seven other martyrs were Franciscans, seven from Spain and one from Austria.
Feast day
July 10
Birth date
1802-1830
Death date
10 July 1860
Canonization status
Canonized
Canonization date
20 October 2024
Canonized by
Pope Francis
Feast month
7
Wikidata qid
Q3850285
Feast day of month
10