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	[[Saint Lorenzo Ruiz]] (1600–1637), the first Filipino saint, was a layman martyred in Nagasaki, [[Japan]], for refusing to renounce his faith. Canonized in 1987, he is a patron of the [[Philippines]], where 86 million Catholics (80% of the population) venerate him. His shrine in Manila inspires Filipino diaspora devotion worldwide.		[[Saint Lorenzo Ruiz]] (1600–1637), the first [[Filipino]] saint, was a layman martyred in Nagasaki, [[Japan]], for refusing to renounce his faith. Canonized in 1987, he is a patron of the [[Philippines]], where 86 million Catholics (80% of the population) venerate him. His shrine in Manila inspires Filipino diaspora devotion worldwide.