Bishop · 6 June
St. Rafael Guízar y Valencia
Rafael Guízar y Valencia was a Mexican bishop of the Roman Catholic Church who was persecuted during the Mexican Revolution.
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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.
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Martyr · April 13
St. Sabás Reyes Salazar
Sabás Reyes Salazar was a Mexican Catholic vicar and one of many priests martyred during the Cristero War. Reyes was canonized by Pope John Paul II on 21 May 2000 as one the Martyrs of the Cristero War.
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Martyr
St. Toribio Romo
Toribio Romo González, known as Saint Toribio Romo was a Mexican Catholic priest and martyr who was killed during the anti-clerical persecutions of the Cristero War.
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