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Saint Sabas Reyes Salazar
Saint Sabas Reyes Salazar

Saint Sabas Reyes Salazar

Also known as: Sabas Reyes

Saint
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

13 April; 21 May as one of the Martyrs of the Mexican Revolution

Born

5 December 1883 in Cocula, Jalisco, Mexico

Died

Shot at 9pm on 13 April 1927 in a cemetery outside Tototlan, Jalisco, Mexico

Canonized

21 May 2000 by Pope John Paul II during the Jubilee of Mexico

Beatified

22 November 1992 by Pope John Paul II

Venerated

7 March 1992 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Saint Sabas Reyes Salazar, born on 5 December 1883 in Cocula, Jalisco, Mexico, was a devout Catholic priest and martyr of the Mexican Revolution. Growing up in a deeply religious family, he felt a strong calling to serve God and entered the seminary in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Feast Days

April 13May 21
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