Blessed Jorge Vargas González
Feast Day
1-Apr
Born
28 September 1899 in Ahualulco de Mercado, Jalisco, Mexico
Died
Shot by a firing squad on 1 April 1927 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico; relics enshrined in the parish church of Saint Francis of Assisi in Ahualulco de Mercato, Mexico
Beatified
20 November 2005 by Pope Benedict XVI
Venerated
22 June 2004 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Jorge Vargas González, also known as Jorge Vargas, was born on 28 September 1899 in Ahualulco de Mercado, Jalisco, Mexico. He was the son of a physician and grew up in a devout Catholic family. At the age of fifteen, Jorge's family moved to Guadalajara, Mexico, where he would spend most of his life.
Cause for Canonization
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