Saint David Uribevelasco
Also known as: David Uribe
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
April 12
Born
December 29, 1888
Died
April 1, 12
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 David Uribevelasco, also known as David Uribe, was born on 29 December 1888 in Buenavista de Cuellar, Guerrero, Mexico. He was the seventh child of a poor family, Juan Uribe Ayal and Victoriana Velasco Gutierrez, who had a total of eleven children. David was baptized on 6 January 1889, and from a young age, he displayed a strong calling to serve God....