Miguel Pro


Miguel Pro

Miguel Pro's execution in 1927
Martyr
Born(1891-01-13)January 13, 1891
Guadalupe, Zacatecas, Mexico
DiedNovember 23, 1927(1927-11-23) (aged 36)
Mexico City, Mexico
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Lutheran Church[1]
Beatified25 September, 1988, Saint Peter's Square, Rome by Pope John Paul II
Feast23 November

José Ramón Miguel Agustín Pro Juárez, also known as Blessed Miguel Pro, SJ (January 13, 1891 – November 23, 1927) was a Mexican Jesuit priest executed under the presidency of Plutarco Elías Calles on the false charges of bombing and attempted assassination of former Mexican President Álvaro Obregón.[2][3][4]

Pro's arrest, without a trial or evidential support, gained prominence during the Cristero War. Known for his religious piety and innocence, he was beatified in Rome on September 25, 1988, by Pope John Paul II as a Catholic martyr, killed in odium fidei ("in hatred of the faith").[5]

  1. ^ 2010 Calendar Calendar.SK
  2. ^ López-Menéndez, Marisol (2016). Miguel Pro: Martyrdom, Politics, and Society in Twentieth-Century Mexico. Lexington Books. ISBN 978-1-4985-0426-3.[page needed]
  3. ^ Dragon, Antonio; Drummond, Lawrence (1930). Miguel Augustin Pro of the Society of Jesus: martyr of Christ the King, executed in Mexico, November 23, 1972. Boston College. Montreal: The Messenger press.
  4. ^ Lopez-Menendez, Marisol (2012). The Holy Jester: Martyrdom, Social Cohesion and Meaning in Mexico The story of Miguel Agustin Pro SJ, 1927–1988 (Thesis). ProQuest 924485046.[page needed]
  5. ^ Suro, Roberto (26 September 1988). "An Assailed Missionary To America Is Beatified". The New York Times.