Martyr
St. Cristóbal Magallanes Jara
Cristóbal Magallanes Jara was a Mexican Catholic priest and martyr who was killed without trial on the way to say Mass during the Cristero War.
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Saints from Mexico
Read the full stories of 15 saints whose birth or early family origins are associated with present-day Mexico.
Showing 1–12 of 15. Read each story’s origin note for traditional or disputed accounts.
Martyr · 21 May
St. David Galván Bermúdez
David Galván Bermúdez was a Mexican Catholic priest who was killed during the Cristero War. He was canonized by Pope John Paul II on 21 May 2000 as one of 25 Martyrs of the Cristero War.
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Martyr · 21 May
St. David Roldán Lara
David Roldán Lara was a Mexican layman who was killed during the Cristero War. A pro-Catholic activist during the anticlerical period under President Plutarco Elías Calles, he was captured by government forces, and was executed for refusing to renounce his position.
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Martyr · 19 September
St. José Maria de Yermo y Parres
José María de Yermo y Parres was a Mexican Roman Catholic priest and the founder of the Servants of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and of the Poor.
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Martyr · May 21
St. José María Robles Hurtado
José María Robles Hurtado was a Mexican priest and one of several priests martyred during the Cristero War.
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Martyr · February 10
St. José Sánchez del Río
José Sánchez del Río was a 14-year-old Mexican Cristero put to death by soldiers of the Mexican Army because he refused to renounce his Catholic faith.
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Lay saint · December 9
St. Juan Diego
Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin , also known simply as Juan Diego , was a Nahua peasant and Marian visionary.
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Martyr · 12 November
St. Margarito Flores García
Margarito Flores García was a priest of the Catholic Church and was canonized in 2000. During his ministry in Chilpancingo-Chilapa, he was persecuted in the Mexican Revolution and died as a martyr.
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Religious · June 24
St. María Guadalupe García Zavala
María Guadalupe García Zavala was a Mexican Roman Catholic religious sister and the co-founder of the Handmaids of Santa Margherita and the Poor.
Mexico · Present-day geography
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Religious · July 30
St. María Natividad Venegas de la Torre
María Natividad Venegas de la Torre was a Mexican religious sister and founder who devoted her life to caring for the sick.
Mexico · Present-day geography
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Martyr · May 21
St. Mateo Correa Magallanes
Mateo Correa Magallanes was a Mexican Catholic priest and Knight of Columbus.
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Martyr · 5 February
St. Philip of Jesus
Philip of Jesus, OFM was a Spanish Franciscan missionary who became one of the Twenty-six Martyrs of Japan. He is the first Mexican Catholic saint and is the patron saint of Mexico City.
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