Cristóbal Magallanes Jara Saint

Saint Cristóbal Magallanes Jara, also known as Christopher Magallanes is a martyr and saint venerated in the Catholic Church who was killed without trial on the way to say Mass during the Cristero War after the trumped up charge of inciting rebellion.

Personal facts

Cristóbal Magallanes Jara
Birth dateJuly 30, 1869
Birth place
Totatiche , Mexico , Jalisco
Date of deathMay 25, 1927
Place of death
Mexico , Jalisco
TitleMartyr

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Saint

beatified by
Pope John Paul II
beatified dateNovember 22, 1992
canonized by
Pope John Paul II
canonized dateMay 21, 2000
venerated in
Catholic Church

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Cristóbal Magallanes Jara on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://home.catholicweb.com/SanCristobal/index.cfm/about
  2. http://www.ramosfamily.org/nextgen/ahnentafel.php?personID=I730&tree=RamosPinedo&parentset=0&generations=8
  3. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-18684-138990-8?cc=1874591&wc=M99L-2CD:n1828641170