Blessed Alfonso Lopez
Blessed Alfonso López (born c. 1580 AD in Zamora, Spain; died June 1, 1617 AD in Nagasaki, Japan) was a Spanish Augustinian Recollect friar who served as a missionary in the Philippines and Japan, and was martyred in Nagasaki during the Tokugawa persecution of Christians. He is among the 205 Martyrs of Japan beatified on November 24, 2008. His feast day is September 10.
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| Blessed Alfonso Lopez | |
|---|---|
| Feast Day | September 10 |
| Profession | Augustinian Recollect friar; missionary to the Philippines and Japan; martyr of the Tokugawa persecution |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; Augustinian Recollects (Order of Augustinian Recollects); 205 Martyrs of Japan; Japanese Catholic martyrs tradition |
| Patronage | Japan; Zamora (Spain); Augustinian Recollects; missionaries; those who minister clandestinely under persecution |
| Attributes | Augustinian Recollect habit; palm frond of martyrdom; flames (burned at the stake); Japanese landscape; missionary cross |
| Birthplace | Zamora, Spain |
| Death Place | Nagasaki, Japan |
| Cause of Death | Martyrdom; burned at the stake on June 1, 1617, in Nagasaki, Japan, during the Tokugawa persecution of Christians; he was a Spanish Augustinian Recollect missionary who had worked in the Philippines and then entered Japan clandestinely to minister to the underground Catholic community; the Tokugawa government had banned Christianity and was executing all clergy and Catholics it could find; Alfonso López was captured and burned alive; he was beatified among the 205 Martyrs of Japan |
| Primary Shrine | Nagasaki, Japan — Martyrs site; September 10 feast; pilgrimage |
| Liturgical Class | Not in universal Roman calendar; September 10 feast in Japan and Augustinian Recollect calendar |
| Historic Class | Not in 1962 calendar |
Biography
Alfonso López was born c. 1580 in Zamora, Spain. He entered the Augustinian Recollects and served as a missionary in the Philippines, the main Spanish base for East Asian missionary work.
He then entered Japan clandestinely to minister to the underground Catholic community during the Tokugawa persecution of Christians, knowing that discovery would mean death.
He was captured and burned alive on June 1, 1617, at Nagasaki. He was beatified by Pope Benedict XVI on November 24, 2008, at Nagasaki, as one of the 205 Martyrs of Japan.
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Birth location: Zamora, Spain, Zamora, Spain
Death location: Nagasaki, Japan, Nagasaki, Japan
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Blessed Alfonso López was a Spanish Augustinian Recollect missionary who entered Japan clandestinely to serve underground Catholics and was burned alive in Nagasaki on June 1, 1617. Beatified among the 205 Martyrs of Japan, 2008. Feast September 10.
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