Cristobal, Antonio and Juan Martyrs of Tlaxcala | |
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 Statue of the three children. | |
| Martyrs | |
| Born | Cristobal: c. 1514–15 Atlihuetzía, Mexico Antonio: c. 1516–17 Tizatlán, Mexico Juan: Tizatlán, Mexico |
| Died | Cristobal: 1527 Atlihuetzía, Mexico Antonio and Juan: 1529 Cuauhtinchán, Mexico |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 6 May 1990, Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mexico City, Mexico by Pope John Paul II |
| Canonized | 15 October 2017, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope Francis |
| Feast | 23 September |
| Attributes | Martyr's palm Crucifix Rosary |
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The Martyrs of Tlaxcala were three Mexican Roman Catholic teenagers from the Tlaxcaltec people of the modern state of Tlaxcala: Cristobal (1514/15–1527) and the two companions Antonio (1516/17–1529) and Juan (1516/17–1529).[2][3] The three teenagers were converts from the Nahua religion of their families to the Catholic Church in Mexico and received their educations from missionaries of the Order of Friars Minor who baptized them while evangelizing in the area. Their activism and evangelical zeal led to their honour killings by fellow Tlaxcaltec people, including their close relatives, who detested their newfound faith and recognized them as dangers to their values and rituals.[4][5]
The teenagers were beatified in Mexico in mid-1990 by Pope John Paul II.[6] Pope Francis – on 23 March 2017 – issued a decree that the three teenagers would be canonized without having a miracle attributed to their intercession as is the norm.[7] The teenagers were canonized as saints on 15 October 2017.[8]
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- ^ Pope Francis canonizes the martyred children of Tlaxcala