Francis Fernández de Capillas | |
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| Missionary and Protomartyr of China | |
| Born | 15 August 1607 Baquerín de Campos, Palencia, Spain |
| Died | January 15, 1648 (aged 40) Fu'an, Fujian, China |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholicism |
| Beatified | 2 May 1909 by Pope Pius X |
| Canonized | 1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II |
| Major shrine | Dominican Priory of St. Paul, Valladolid, Spain |
| Feast | 15 January |
Francis Fernández (or Ferdinand) de Capillas (15 August 1607 – 15 January 1648) was a Spanish Dominican friar who went as a missionary to Asia. He died in China as a martyr. He was canonized by Pope John Paul II on 1 October 2000, as one of the 120 Martyrs of China.[1]
De Capillas is honored by the Holy See as the protomartyr among the missionaries in China, and is considered the glory and pride of the Dominican Order.
- ^ "Den hellige Frans Fernández de Capillas (1607-1648)" (in Norwegian). katolsk.no. Archived from the original on 9 February 2008. Retrieved 24 April 2009.