Blessed Ramón Vargas González
Feast Day
1-Apr
Born
22 January 1905 in Ahualulco de Mercado, Jalisco, Mexico
Died
Shot by a firing squad on 1 April 1927 in the prison court yard in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico; he was making the sign of the cross as he was shot; 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 Ramón Vargas González, also known as "Blessed Ramón," was born on 22 January 1905 in Ahualulco de Mercado, Jalisco, Mexico. He was the son of a physician and experienced a loving upbringing within his family. When Ramón was nine years old, his family relocated to Guadalajara, where he would later become deeply involved in his faith.
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