Blessed Gabriel of Saint Magdalen
- Memorial
- 3 September
- Profile
- Franciscan lay brother.
Assigned to Manila, Philippines in 1612 where he studied medicine.
Beginning in 1622, he spent a decade ministering to the sick in Japan in a time when Christianity was outlawed.
Imprisoned and martyred.
- Born
- at Fonseca, New Castile, Spain
- Died
- burned alive in 1632 at Nagasaki, Japan
- Name Meaning
- God is my strength; God is mighty; strong man of God; the strength of God
- Beatified
- 1867
- Canonized
- pending
- Additional Information
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