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Blessed Antonio Pérez Lários

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

25-Apr

Born

28 November 1883 in Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, Mexico

Died

Shot on 25 April 1927 in Rancho de San Joaquín, Jalisco, Mexico

Beatified

20 November 2005 by Pope Benedict XVI; recognition by Cardinal José Saraiva Martins in the soccer stadium at Guadalajara, Mexico

Venerated

22 June 2004 by Pope John Paul II (declaration of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Antonio Pérez Lários, also known as Antonio Pérez Lário, was a layman who became a martyr during the anti-Catholic persecutions of the Mexican Revolution. He was born on 28 November 1883 in Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, Mexico. Although little is known about his early life, it is believed that Antonio grew up in a devout Catholic family.

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