Saint Agustin Caloca Cortes
Also known as: Agustin Caloca; Augustine Caloca
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
May 25
Born
May 5, 1898
Died
May 1, 25
Canonized
21 May 2000 by Pope John Paul II during the Jubilee of Mexico
Beatified
22 November 1992 by Pope John Paul II
Biography
Saint Agustin Caloca Cortes, also known as Agustin Caloca or Augustine Caloca, was born on 5 May 1898 in Teul, Zecatecas, Mexico. He began his religious studies at the seminary in Guadalajara, Mexico, but unfortunately, the seminary was closed down by anti-clerical government forces....