1. CLE Reporting Group 1 4E 9-25-08 Discipline Committee Mr.Pangantijon San Lorenzo Ruiz Leader: Karl Go-#12 Asst. Leader: Tiger Santos-#23

2. Members: Joshua Amon-#1 Brien Chan-#4 Marc Santos-#23 Aldridge Dee-#10 Justin Velez-#34

3. San Lorenzo Ruiz

4. Born 1600s, Binondo, Manila, PhilippinesBinondoManila Philippines Died 29 September 1637, Nishizaka, Nagasaki, JapanNishizaka NagasakiJapan Venerated inRoman Catholic Church Beatified 18 February 1981, Manila, Philippines by Pope John Paul IIManila PhilippinesPope John Paul II Canonized 18 October 1987, St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Pope John Paul IIVatican CityPope John Paul II Major shrineshrine Basilica of San Lorenzo Ruiz, Binondo, Manila, Philippines BinondoManilaPhilippines Feast28 September Attributes rosaryrosary in clasped hands; martyr's palm; man hanging upside- down in pit Patronage Filipino youth, Chinese- Filipinos, the Philippines, Overseas Filipino Workers, people living in poverty.youthChinese- FilipinosPhilippines Overseas Filipino Workers San Lorenzo Ruiz Said this on trial With the judge and His other noble Companions : I am a Catholic and I wholeheartedly accept to die for God. If I have a thousand lives to offer, I will offer them all up to Him

5. Born in Binondo, Manila, Lorenzo Ruiz was of mixed Chinese and Filipino descent (chinito). His Chinese father taught him Chinese, and his Filipino mother taught him Tagalog. Both of his parents were Catholic. [1][2][1][3][4]BinondoManilaChinese Filipino TagalogCatholic [1][2][1][3][4] Ruiz served as an altar boy at the convent of Binondo church. After being educated by the Dominican friars for a few years, Ruiz earned the title of escribano (stenographer) because of his skillful hand and unsurpassed penmanship. He became a member of the Confraternity of the Rosary. In 1636, while working as a clerk at the Binondo Church, Ruiz was falsely accused of killing a Spaniard. Prior to this incident, his life with his Filipino wife, two sons and a daughter was peaceful, religious and full of contentment. But after the allegation, Ruiz sought asylum on board a ship with three Dominican priests: Saint Antonio Gonzalez, Saint Guillermo Courtet, and Saint Miguel de Aozaraza, a Japanese priest, Saint Vicente Shiwozuka de la Cruz, and a layman named Saint Lazaro of Kyoto, a leper. Ruiz and his companions left for Japan on June 10, 1636 with the aid of the Dominican fathers and Sr. Domingo Gonzales. [1][2][3][4]altar boyDominicanConfraternity of the RosarySpaniardAntonio GonzalezJapaneselaymanleperJune 101636 [1][2][3][4]

6. The boat landed at Okinawa and the group was arrested and persecuted because of their Christian religion. They were brought to Nagasaki on July 10, 1636. They were tortured through hanging by their feet, by submerging in water until near death, and by water torture. Needles were also inserted under their finger nails and they were beaten until unconscious. These methods made some of Ruiz's companions recant their faith, but Ruiz never did. On September 27, 1637, Ruiz and his companions were taken to the "Mountain of Martyrs", where they were hung upside down into a pit known as horca y hoya. This mode of torture was considered as the most painful way to die at the time because it involved the use of rocks to add weight to the person being punished. The individual being tortured suffocated quickly while being crushed by his own weight. Two days after, Ruiz died from hemorrhage and suffocation. His body was cremated and his ashes were thrown into the seaOkinawaNagasakiJuly 101636 September 271637

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