Blessed Ferdinand Ayala

Also known as

• Ferdinand of Saint Joseph Ayala
• Fernando Ayala
• Fernando of Saint Joseph
• Hernando Ayala
• Hernando of Saint Joseph

Memorial

• 1 June

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Augustinian priest in 1603. Missionary to Mexico. Missionary to Japan. Augustinian vicar provincial in 1605. Worked with Blessed Alphonsus Navarette. Martyr.

Born

• 1575 in Ballesteros de Calatrava, Ciudad Real, Spain

Died

• beheaded on 1 June 1617 in Koguchi, Omura, Nagasaki, Japan

Venerable

• 26 February 1866 by Pope Blessed Pius IX (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

• 7 May 1867 by Pope Blessed Pius IX

Canonized

• if you have information relevant to the canonization of Blessed Ferdinand, contact
     Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan
     2-10-10 Shiomi Koto-ku
     Tokyo 135-8585, JAPAN

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Online
• Hagiography Circle
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Ferdinand Ayala”. Saints.SQPN.com. 31 May 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-ferdinand-ayala/>