Bishop, Martyr and Saint for All Saints Day

Everyday of the year on the church calendar, even Feast Days like All Saints, a Saint is still recognized.  Unfortunately for them, little is known of them except in local areas.  Here is a 19th century martyr, canonized by Saint Pope John Paul II who shares his feast day with all the saints:

St. Jerome Hermosilla

Facts

Feastday: November 1
Death: 1861
Canonized By: Pope John Paul II

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Bishop and martyr in Vietnam. Born in La Calzada, in Old Castile, he entered the Dominicans and was sent to Asia. He went first to Manila, where he was ordained in 1828, and then went on to the missions in Vietnam. Consecrated a bishop and succeeding St. Ignatius Delgado as vicar apostolic, Jerome was arrested by Vietnamese authorities and was horribly tortured and then beheaded. Pope John Paul II canonized him in 1988.