Oxon Hill in Prince George's County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Saint Lorenzo Ruiz

First Filipino Saint

— St. Columba Church —

Saint Lorenzo Ruiz Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Richard E. Miller, March 6, 2011

1. Saint Lorenzo Ruiz Marker

Inscription. Saint Lorenzo Ruiz
First Filipino Saint
Born: Binondo, Manila, Philippines, 1600[?]
Died for the Faith: Nagasaki, Japan, 1637
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Spirit of the Living God Charismatic Community,
Filipino Ministry and St. Columba Parish.
Dedicated, November 1, 2003
Solemnity of All Saints
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“I shall die for God,
And for Him I will give many thousands of lives
if I had them.”

Erected 2003 by Filipino Ministry and St. Columba Parish.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Asian Americans • Heroes • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is November 1, 1836.

Location. 38° 47.005′ N, 76° 59.446′ W. Marker is in Oxon Hill, Maryland, in Prince George's County. It is on Livingston Road south of Livingston Road. Marker is beneath the icon, south of the St. Ann Court on the west exterior of St. Columba RC Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7800 Livingston Rd, Fort Washington MD 20744, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Saint Monica (within shouting distance of this marker); You Are Standing at Historic Salubria (approx. 0.9 miles away); Dr. John H. Bayne of Salubria “Prince of Horticulture”

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(approx. 0.9 miles away); Emancipation in Maryland (approx. 0.9 miles away); Front Door to Maryland History (approx. 0.9 miles away); Dr. John H. Bayne: A Leader In His Community (approx. 0.9 miles away); Slavery in the Potomac Valley (approx. 0.9 miles away); Salubria Changed the Future of the Potomac Valley (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oxon Hill.

Also see . . .
1. San Lorenzo de Manila. (Submitted on March 6, 2011, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
2. Catholic On Line: Saint Lorenzo Ruiz. (Submitted on March 6, 2011, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)

Additional keywords. San Lorenzo de Manila; Christian martyrs; Roman Catholicism; Filipino Americans; Oxon Hill-Fort Washington, Maryland.

Photographed by Richard E. Miller, March 6, 2011

2. Saint Lorenzo Ruiz Marker

Marker and icon of Saint Lorenzo at St. Columba Church, Oxon Hill, MD image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Richard E. Miller, March 6, 2011

3. Marker and icon of Saint Lorenzo at St. Columba Church, Oxon Hill, MD

- St. Ann's Court and west entrance to narthex at left.

Saint Columba Church, Oxon Hill, Maryland image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Richard E. Miller, March 6, 2011

4. Saint Columba Church, Oxon Hill, Maryland

- view from Livingston Rd.

Saint Lorenzo Ruiz Label image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, April 14, 2018

5. Saint Lorenzo Ruiz Label

Saint Lorenzo Ruiz image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, April 14, 2018

6. Saint Lorenzo Ruiz

Credits. This page was last revised on March 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 6, 2011, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,811 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 6, 2011, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 5, 6. submitted on April 15, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.