Saint Jenaro Sánchez Delgadillo
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
January 17
Born
September 19, 1886
Died
January 1, 17
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 Jenaro Sánchez Delgadillo, also known as Saint Januario Sánchez Delgadillo, was born on 19 September 1886 in Zapopán, in the diocese of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. From a young age, he felt called to the priesthood and entered the seminary in Guadalajara. After years of dedicated study and discernment, Jenaro Sánchez Delgadillo was ordained as a priest in 1911....
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