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Christian feast day: Mateo Correa Magallanes (one of Saints of the Cristero War)
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Mateo Correa Magallanes
Martyred Catholic priest
Mateo Correa Magallanes was a Knight of Columbus, of Council 2140.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Saints of the Cristero War
Mexican martyrs of the Catholic Church
On May 21, 2000, Pope John Paul II canonized a group of 25 saints and martyrs who had died in the Mexican Cristero War. The vast majority are Catholic priests who were executed for carrying out their ministry despite the suppression under the anti-clerical laws of Plutarco Elías…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)