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Saint José Sánchez Del Río
Feast Day: 10-Feb
Born: 28 March 1913 in Sahuayo, Michoacán de Ocampo, Mexico
Died: Hacked with machetes, stabbed with bayonets and finally shot on 10 February 1928 in Sahuayo, Michoacán de Ocampo, Mexico; interred in the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Sahuayo; a bone fragment relic enshrined in the church of the Immaculate Conception, Taft, Texas
Canonized: 16 October 2016 by Pope Francis; canonization celebrated at Saint Peter’s Square, Vatican City, Rome, Italy; the canonization miracle involved the healing of a little girl from “pulmonary tuberculosis with secondary bilateral intracerebral infarction localizations, epileptogenic (refractory epilepticus)” through the intercession of Saint José
Beatified: 20 November 2005 by Pope Benedict XVI; beatification celebrated in the Jalisco Stadium, Guadalajara, Mexico presided by Cardinal José Saraiva Martins
Venerated In: 22 June 2004 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Saint José Sánchez Del Río, born in the early 20th century in Mexico, is venerated as a martyr of the Cristero War. His early life was marked by deep faith and a profound connection to the Catholic Church. A childhood friend of the future founder of the Legionaries of Christ, Father Marcial Maciel, José’s devotion was further solidified during the tumultuous period when the Mexican government enacted severe anti-religious decrees, threatening the Church’s very existence. At the tender age of thirteen, driven by a fervent desire to defend his faith
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