Francisco Blanco (martyr)
Francisco Blanco | |
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Painting of Blanco's crucifixion from Lima, Peru. | |
| Martyr | |
| Born | c. 1570 Ourense, Spain |
| Died | 5 February 1597 Nagasaki, Japan |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 15 September 1627, Rome by Pope Urban VIII |
| Canonized | 8 June 1862, Rome by Pope Pius IX |
| Feast | 5 or 6 February |
| Attributes | Franciscan habit, crossed spears |
Francisco Blanco, OFM was a Spanish Catholic Franciscan missionary and martyr, one of the Twenty-six Martyrs of Japan (日本二十六聖人 Nihon Nijūroku Seijin). He is revered as a saint by the Catholic Church, particularly in Japan.