Thomas of Zumárraga
Spanish beatified missionary.
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| Intro | Spanish beatified missionary. | |
| A.K.A. | Tomás de Zumárraga | |
| A.K.A. | Tomás de Zumárraga | |
| Places | Spain | |
| was | Cleric | |
| Work field | Religion | |
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| Birth | 9 March 1577, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Cuadrilla de Vitoria, Álava Province, Basque Country | |
| Death | 12 September 1622Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan (aged 45 years) | |
| Star sign | Pisces |
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Blessed Thomas of Zumárraga and Lazcano (9 March 1577 – 12 September 1622) was a Roman Catholic Missionary from Spain. He was beatified in May 1867 by Pope Pius IX.
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Thomas was born in Vitoria, in 1577. In 1594, he was professed in the Order of Preachers in Vitoria. After he entered the Convento de San Esteban de Salamanca, he received the name of Fray Tomás del Espíritu Santo (Brother Thomas of the Holy Spirit). In 1601, he was sent to Mexico in route to the Philippines. Shortly after arriving, in 1603, Fray Francisco Morales, superior of the Dominicans in Manila, sent him to Japan to found a mission..
He hid in the mountains, in the area of Nagasaki and Ōmura. He was captured on 23 July 1617. After five years of imprisonment, was burnt alive on 12 September 1622.