Bl. Alphonsus de Mena, Bl. Ferdinand Ayala, Roman Catholic Dominican martyrs of Japan.

Bl. Alphonsus de Mena, Roman Catholic Dominican martyr of Japan. He was born in Logrono in Spain and entered the Dominican Order at Salamanca. A nephew of Blessed Peter Navarrete, Alphonsus accompanied him to Japan where he worked in the Dominican missions. On September 10, 1622 Alphonsus was burned alive by the Japanese in a group of martyrs, led by Blessed Charles Spinola at Nagasaki. Feastday June 1 Bl. Ferdinand Ayala, Roman Catholic Dominican martyr of Japan With Blessed Aiphonsus Navarette, he was arrested at Omura and beheaded. Feastday June1