Francis Ferdinand de Capillas

Saint Francis Fernández de Capillas O.P.
Missionary and Protomartyr of China
Born	15 August 1607 Baquerín de Campos, Palencia, Spain
Died	January 15, 1648(1648-01-15) (aged 40) Fu'an, Fujian, China
Venerated in	Roman Catholicism
Beatified	2 May 1909 by Pope Pius X
Canonized	1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II
Major shrine	Dominican Priory of St. Paul Valladolid, Spain
Feast	15 January

Francis Fernández (or Ferdinand) de Capillas (15 August 1607 – 15 January 1648) was a Spanish Dominican friar who went as a missionary to Asia. He died in China as a martyr. He was canonized by Pope John Paul II on 1 October 2000, as one of the 120 Martyrs of China.^[1]

De Capillas is honored by the Holy See as the protomartyr among the missionaries in China, and is considered the glory and pride of the Dominican Order.