Why is Jose rizal was called a devoted son of the church?

Rizal grew up a good catholic, at the age of three, Rizal began to take part in the family prayers. His mother is a devoted catholic too and teaches him a lot and catholics prayers. When he was 5 years old he was able to read the spanish family bible. One of the men he esteemed and respected in calamba during his boywood was Father Leoncio Lopez.