St. Francisco Díaz del Rincón

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Born: 2 October 1713 in Ecija, Seville, Spain 

Died: tortured and strangled to death on the evening of 28 October 1748 in prison at Fu-tsheu, China, relics enshrined in the church of Saint Dominic in Manila, Philippines 

Canonized: 1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II 

Feast day: October 28

Joined the Dominicans in Ecija, Spain at age 17, making his profession on 12 September 1731. Priest. Missionary to the Philippines in 1735, and soon after that in China. Martyr.