Lorenzo Ruiz

Lorenzo Ruiz was born in Binondo, Manila between the years of 1600 and 1610. His father was Chinese and his mother was a Filipino, just like him. His parents were Christian and he was baptized with the name of Lorenzo after a Martyr during the third century. His last name Ruiz was taken from the last name of his godfather. In his younger years, Lorenzo served at the convent of Biondo. He learned Spanish and Catechism from …showed first 75 words of 353 total…

…showed last 75 words of 353 total…is September 28th. I chose this saint because I read about his life story and I was extremely astonished by his faith in God. He inspired me to always have faith in God and never deny your love in Him. I also chose this saint because my brother’s name is Lorenzo and he is my sponsor, so I thought it was appropriate to do a report on a saint who he was named after.