Philip of Jesus after which they were pierced with spears. Philip was beatified in 1627 by Urban VIII, and, with his companions, canonized 8 June, 1862, by Pius IX. He is the patron saint of the city of Mexico. In 1949 a Mexican film "Philip of Jesus" portrayed his life and death. It was directed by Julio Bracho with the actor Ernesto Alonso playing Philip. Philip of Jesus Saint Philip of Jesus (Spanish: San Felipe de Jesús) was a Mexican Catholic missionary who became one of the Twenty-six Martyrs of Japan, the first Mexican saint and patron saint of Mexico City. Philip was
Felipe Godínez Felipe Godínez Felipe Godínez (1588–1637) was a dramatist of the Spanish Golden Age. Felipe Godínez was born into a Portuguese Jewish family. His father was Méndez Duarte Godinez and his mother's name was Mary Denis Manrique. Felipe was the youngest of seven children. Felipe pursued his higher education in Seville. In 1610, he graduated with a Bachelor of Theology degree from the Colegio Mayor de Santa Maria de Jesus of Seville. He also immersed himself in ecclesiastical studies. Felipe's literary career began in 1604 with the publication of his book "Mercurius Trismegistus". In 1610 Godínez published another poetry collection, entitled