Saints of the Cristero War
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On May 21, 2000,
Canonized 16 October 2016 by Pope Francis
Beatified 20 November 2005 by Pope Benedict XVI
On 15 November 2005, Pope Benedict XVI issued an Apostolic Letter declaring the following individuals "blessed" and establishing their memorial feast on 20 November.
- Anacleto González Flores[6][4]
- José Dionisio Luis Padilla Gómez[7][4]
- Jorge Ramon Vargas González[4]
- Ramón Vicente Vargas González[7][4]
- José Luciano Ezequiel Huerta Gutiérrez[4]
- Salvador Huerta Gutiérrez[4]
- Miguel Gómez Loza[4]
- Luis Magaña Servín[4]
- Jose Trinidad Rangel Montano[4]
- Andreas Sola y Molist C.F.M.[4][8]
- Leonardo Perez Larios[4]
- Darío Acosta Zurita[4]
Canonized 21 May 2000 by Pope John Paul II
- Cristóbal Magallanes Jara (1869–1927)[9][10]
- Román Adame Rosales (1859–1928)[10]
- Rodrigo Aguilar Alemán (1875–1927)[10]
- Julio Álvarez Mendoza (1866–1927)[10]
- Luis Batis Sáinz (1870–1926)[10]
- Agustín Caloca Cortés (1898–1927)[11]
- Mateo Correa Magallanes (1866–1927)[10]
- Miguel De La Mora (1874–1927)[10]
- Pedro Esqueda Ramirez (1897–1927)[10]
- Margarito Flores García (1899–1927)[10]
- José Isabel Flores Varela (1866–1927)[10]
- David Galván Bermudes (1882–1915)[10]
- Salvador Lara Puente (1905–1926)[10]
- Pedro de Jesús Maldonado (1892–1937)[10]
- Jesús Méndez Montoya (1880–1928)[10] He is notable for being the only canonised namesake of Jesus.
- Manuel Moralez (1898–1926)[10]
- Justino Orona Madrigal (1877–1928)[10]
- Sabas Reyes Salazar (1879–1927)[10]
- José María Robles Hurtado (1888–1927)[10]
- David Roldán Lara (1907–1926)[10]
- Toribio Romo González (1900–1928)[10]
- Jenaro Sánchez Delgadillo (1886–1927)[10]
- Tranquilino Ubiarco Robles (1899–1928)[10]
- David Uribe Velasco (1888–1927)[10]
These saints were also canonized on 21 May 2000 but were not martyred in the Cristero War:
- José Maria de Yermo y Parres (1851–1904)[10]
- María Natividad Venegas de la Torre (1868–1959)[10]
Beatified 25 September 1988 by Pope John Paul II
Beatified 12 October 1997 by Pope John Paul II
Luis Bátiz Sainz
Luis Bátiz Sainz was born on September 13, 1870. He attended a
He was noted for his pastoral zeal and capacity to organize the parish. He founded a workshop for Catholic workers and a school.Bátiz spent a great part of his time on the catechesis of children and adults, and was very fervent in his Eucharistic adoration. He is reported to have said, "Lord, I want to be a martyr; though I am your unworthy minister, I want to shed my blood, drop by drop, for your name."
Before the closure of the churches in 1926, a meeting of the
Rodrigo Aguilar Alemán
Rodrigo Aguilar Alemán was born on May 13, 1875. After his seminary training in
On October 28, 1927, the day after his arrest, Father Alemán was led to the main plaza of Ejutla for execution by hanging. He blessed his captors and gave them his pardon, giving his rosary to one of the executioners. His captors decided to toy with Father Alemán and put his convictions to the test. After placing the noose on his neck from the rope hanging on a mango tree, they repeatedly asked him, "Who lives?" expecting the answer "Long live the supreme government." Instead he shouted the Cristero motto: "Long live Christ the King and Blessed Mary of Guadalupe!" They pulled on the rope and suspended him briefly, then lowered him and asked again. This happened three times (with each time Alemán repeating the Cristero motto). The third time he was suspended, Father Alemán died.[15] He was buried in the parish church at Tula.
Agustín Caloca Cortés
Agustín Caloca Cortés was born in
Government troops closed in to close down the seminary in late May 1927. Fr. Caloca Cortés directed the students to flee to safety and he tried to do the same, but he was captured by a group of soldiers. He was held in the jailhouse of Totatiche, together with Fr. Cristóbal Magallanes.[16] General Goñi ordered his transfer to Colotlán, where Caloca was executed by firing squad in the burned city hall building on May 25, 1927. His heart was found to be incorrupt when his body was returned to the parish of Totatiche in 1933.
Román Adame Rosales
Román Adame Rosales was born on February 27, 1859. He studied for the priesthood in
Adame was captured by government forces and tortured. He was taken to Yahualica, where he spent several days tied up, without food and water. On April 21, 1927, he was taken to an open grave, where he was executed by firing squad. His remains were later disinterred and brought to Nochistlán.
Atilano Cruz Alvarado
Atilano Cruz Alvarado was born in Teocaltiche on October 5, 1901. He worked as a ranch hand for his family until the parents decided to send him to Teocaltiche to learn to read and write. There he discovered his vocation and entered a clandestine seminary in 1918. Two years later, he was sent to Guadalajara to finish his training. He was ordained on July 24, 1927, and sent to Cuquío a year later, where the parish was being run from a ranch house, "Las Cruces". There, on June 29, 1928, he joined his pastor, Justino Orona Madrigal, and they prayed and discussed the situation in their parish.[17]
In the early dawn of July 1, he was apprehended by a squad of soldiers. In the jail where he was held, Fr. Orona Madrigal and his brother were there, covered with wounds. While he was praying at the foot of the bed, the soldiers shot Fr. Cruz. His still living body was thrown onto the porch together with Fr. Orona. The two were then taken to Cuquío, where their bodies were dragged through the central square, during which they died.
Miguel de la Mora
Father Miguel de la Mora of Colima was a member of the Knights of Columbus, Council 2140. Along with several other priests, he publicly signed a letter opposing the anti-religious laws imposed by the government. He was soon arrested and, with his brother Regino looking on, he was executed without a trial by a single shot from a military officer as he prayed his rosary on Aug. 7, 1927.[8]
José Dionisio Luis Padilla Gómez
Luis Padilla Gomez was born on 9 December 1899 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. He was an active member of the Catholic Association of Mexican Youth (ACJM) and worked closely with Anacleto Gonzalez Flores in the activities of the Association, helping the poor children and youth in a special way. The young man, known to all as Luis, spent much time praying before the Blessed Sacrament and had a deep devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary.[7]
On the morning of April 1, 1927, Luis was arrested in his home, together with his mother and one of his sisters. He was repeatedly beaten and insulted, then sentenced to execution. After arriving at the Colorado jail, Luis met Anacleto and the others. He told Anacleto that he wanted to go to confession. But Anacleto told the young man, "No, brother, now is not the hour to confess, but to request pardon and to pardon our enemies. God is a Father and not a judge, the One who gives you hope. Your own blood will purify you". Luis knelt down in prayer, as the executioners' bullets riddled his prostrate body.
See also
- Cristero War
- Rafael Guízar Valencia
- List of canonizations
- Martyrs of the Spanish Civil War
References
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- ^ SOLENNE BEATIFICAZIONE DI SEI SERVI DI DIO: MIGUEL PRO, GIUSEPPE BENEDETTO DUSMET, FRANCESCO FAÀ DI BRUNO, JUNÍPERO SERRA, FRÉDÉRIC JANSSOONE E MARÍA JOSEFA NAVAL GIRBÉS Article in Italian
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