Saint Giacinto Ansalone
Also known as
• Giordano Ansaloni
• Giordano of Saint Stephen
• Hyacinth Jordan Ansalone
Profile
Dominican priest. Studying in Palermo, Italy and Salamanca, Spain. Missionary to Mexico, the Philippines and Japan. As he travelled, he wrote a book on the lives of Dominican saints. Martyr.
Born
1 November 1598 in San Stefano Quisquina, Agrigento, Italy
Died
17 November 1634 in Nishizaka, Nagasaki, Japan
Canonized
18 October 1987 by Pope John Paul II
Patronage
Santo Stefano Quisquina, Italy
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