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Question 1

Saint Lorenzo Ruiz was born around what year?

Answer 1

1600

Question 2

Where is St. Lorenzo Ruiz born at?

Answer 2

Binondo, Manila in the Philippines

Question 3

He was the son of _____ father and a ______ mother.

Answer 3

Chinese, Filipino

Question 4

Both were ________ and took care to raise Lorenzo as a ______.

Answer 4

Christians, Catholic

Question 5

He served happily in his parish church as an ____ and ____.

Answer 5

altar boy and calligrapher

Question 6

Lorenzo as a young man, joined what?

Answer 6

Dominican Confraternity of the Most Holy Rosary

Question 7

He married a woman named who?

Answer 7

Rosario

Question 8

As happy couple of Lorenzo and Rosario, how many children do they have? and specify.

Answer 8

3 children - 2 sons and 1 daughter

Question 9

What year was Lorenzo accused of murder for allegedly killing a Spaniard?

Answer 9

1636

Question 10

As Lorenzo was accused of murder, what did he allegedly kill?

Answer 10

Spaniard

Question 11

To protect his safety, he fled from home and found refuge on board a ship with?

Answer 11

3 Dominican priests and a leper

Question 12

What details were found by this alleged crime he committed?

Answer 12

journal entry by 2 Dominican priests

Question 13

When did the ship departed the Philippines, bound for Okinawa?

Answer 13

June 10, 1636

Question 14

At the time of their arrival, rulers of Japan, the _______, were persecuting Christians.

Answer 14

Tokugawa Shogunate

Question 15

Prior to this persecution, CHristian population of Japan was to number, how many souls?

Answer 15

50,000

Question 16

Lorenzo was arrested by ____ officials for the crime of being Christian, and ordered to recant his faith.

Answer 16

Japanese

Question 17

What date did Lorenzo and his companions were taken to Nagasaki to be tortured and killed if they would not recant their faith.

Answer 17

Sept. 27, 1637

Question 18

On sept.27,1637 where was lorenzo and his companions taken to be tortured and killed if they would not recant their faith?

Answer 18

Nagasaki

Question 19

Lorenzo and his companion suffered from what torture that was forced into their mouth and throats and out by their nose and ears?

Answer 19

water

Question 20

How was Lorenzo hanged?

Answer 20

upside down

Question 21

As hanged upside down his ropes were around where?

Answer 21

ankles

Question 22

The method of torture Lorenzo went through was called as?

Answer 22

tsurushi or “gallows and pit”

Question 23

___ causes the victim to bleed to death over an extended period of time.

Answer 23

gash

Question 24

One hand is left _____, so the victim can offer an agreed symbol that represent the desire to recant the faith.

Answer 24

free

Question 25

Did Lorenzo refused to recant?

Answer 25

yes

Question 26

His last words are?

Answer 26

I am a Catholic and wholeheartedly do accept death for God. Had I a thousand lives, all these to Him i shall offer. Do with me as you please.

Question 27

His travelling companions were all _____?

Answer 27

killed

Question 28

LOrenzo was beatified by whom?

Answer 28

St. John Paul II

Question 29

When was lorenzo beatified by St. JP II?

Answer 29

Feb. 18, 1981

Question 30

Beatification ceremony was held in ______, making it the _____ beatification ceremony ever held outside the vatican.

Answer 30

Philippines, first