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St. Domingo Ibáñez de Erquicia

Born: February 1589 in Régil, Guipúzcoa, Spain Died: 14 August 1633 in Nishizaka, Nagasaki, Japan Canonized: 18 October 1987 by Pope John Paul II. Joined the Dominicans in 1605. Priest. Missionary to Pangasinan, Philippines in 1611. Taught theology at the Colegio de Santo Tomas. Missionary to Japan in 1623 during a time of violent persecution […]

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