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Christian feast day: José María Robles Hurtado (one of Saints of the Cristero War)
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José María Robles Hurtado
Mexican priest
José María Robles Hurtado was a Mexican priest and one of several priests martyred during the Cristero War.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)