Felipe Sonsong

Life

Felipe Sonsong was a Philippine Jesuit. He was born to a noble family of Macabebe, Pampanga. Sonsong was the second Filipino Jesuit. He was married and had a son. After the death of his wife, he entered the Society of Jesus at the age of 57 as a donado and volunteered for the mission in the Marianas under Blessed Diego Luis de San Vítores. His superiors called him "the saintly Philippine" and noted that "(his) solid virtues were an example to his countrymen, and being a noble among his people, (he) is now, we believe, from his blameless life, a most noble citizen of the Realm of Heaven."

From Wikipedia, “Felipe Sonsong”, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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