SAINT
saint-agustin-caloca-cortes
A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
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. He had faced trumped-up charges of inciting rebellion.
feast Day
05-21
patronages
- Cancer
birth Date
1869-07-30
death Date
1927-05-25
canonization Status
canonized
canonization Date
May 21, 2000
canonized By
Pope John Paul II
feast Month
5
feast Day Of Month
21