Francis Ferdinand de Capillas

Francis Fernndez de Capillas, O.P. 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 October 1, 2000, as one of the 120 Martyrs of China.

De Capillas was born in Baquern de Campos, Palencia, Spain, on August 14, 1607. At the age ofhe entered the Order of Preachers, receiving the religious habit in the Dominican Priory of St. Paul in Valladolid. While still a deacon he was sent by his Order to do missionary work in the Philippines, landing in Manila during February 1631. Shortly after his arrival he was ordained as a priest.

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