SAINT
saint-philip-of-jesus
A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
Philip of Jesus, OFM was a Spanish Franciscan missionary who became one of the Twenty-six Martyrs of Japan. He is the first Mexican Catholic saint and is the patron saint of Mexico City.
feast Day
02-05
patronages
- Mexico City
- Colima (city)
- Nagasaki
- Santa Cruz del Quiché
- Ozatlán
- El Viso del Alcor
birth Date
1572
death Date
5 February 1597 (aged 24–25)
canonization Status
canonized
canonization Date
8 June 1862
canonized By
Pope Pius IX
feast Month
2
feast Day Of Month
5