St. Francisco Fernandez de Capillas - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

St. Francisco Fernandez de Capillas, Roman Catholic Martyr  Spanish missionary who became the first Catholic martyr in China after he was beheaded in Fu'an, Fujian in China. Feastday Jan 15





St. Francisco Fernandez de Capillas - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

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