Saint Jerome Hermosilla

Also known as

• Jerónimo Hermosilla
• Jerónimo Hermosilla Aransáez

Memorial

• 1 November

Profile

Dominican. Missionary to Manila, Philippines. Priest. Missionary to Viet Nam in 1828. Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Tonking, Viet Nam and titular bishop of Miletopolis on 2 August 1839. Bishop. Worked with Saint Joseph Khang. Martyred with Saint Valentin Faustino Berri Ochoa.

Born

• 30 September 1800 at Santo Domingo de la Calzada, Old Castile, Spain

Died

• tortured and beheaded on 1 November 1861 Hai Duong, Vietnam

Venerated

• 24 June 1905 by Pope Saint Pius X

Beatified

• 20 May 1906 by Pope Saint Pius X

Canonized

• 19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II

Additional Information

• Catholic Online
• Hagiography Circle
• Wikipedia