Toribio Romo González
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| Saint Toribio Romo Gonzalez | |
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 St. Toribio Romo González |
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| Martyr | |
| Born | April 16, 1900, municipality of Jalostotitlán, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Died | February 25, 1928, Agua Caliente, Jalisco,Mexico |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | November 22, 1992 by Pope John Paul II |
| Canonized | May 21, 2000 by Pope John Paul II |
| Major shrine | Santa Ana de Guadalupe, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Feast | May 25 |
| Patronage | Mexican immigrants, border crossers |
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Saint Toribio ( in latin Thuribius ) Romo González was a Mexican martyr who died in the Cristero War He was born april 16, 1900 in Santa Ana de Guadalupe and ordained with a dispense in 1921 in Guadalajara. He was hidden in 1927 in Tequila on the ranch of Agua Caliente saying Mass to peasants. In the morning of February 25 he was assassinated by federal soldiers, laid by an informer, offering his life for the peace of the Church.
On May 21, 2000, Pope John Paul II canonized a group of 25 saints and martyrs arising from the Mexican Cristero War. The vast majority are Roman Catholic priests who were executed for carrying out their ministry despite the suppression under the anti-clerical laws of Plutarco Elías Calles. Priests who took up arms, however, were excluded from the process. The group of saints share the feast day on May 25.
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His decendents, still today live in Jalostitlan, MX, and some now in The US, such as in South Gate, and Downey
