José Maria de Yermo y Parres

José Maria de Yermo y Parres
Born (1851-11-10)November 10, 1851
Jalmolonga, Mexico
Died September 20, 1904(1904-09-20) (aged 52)
Puebla de los Angeles, Mexico
Venerated in Roman Catholic Church
Beatified November 22, 1992, Mexico City by Pope John Paul II
Canonized May 21, 2000, Rome by Pope John Paul II
Feast September 20

Saint José María de Yermo y Parres (November 10, 1851 – September 20, 1904) was a Mexican priest and founder of the Religious Servants of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and of the Poor.[1] He was ordained a priest in the Diocese of León, Guanajuato, on August 24, 1879. Moved to pity by the plight of the poor in his local community, he opened "The Shelter of the Sacred Heart" on December 13, 1885, thus beginning a new religious order dedicated to serving the poor.[2] He was beatified by Pope John Paul II on November 22, 1992 in the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City, and was canonized in Rome on May 21, 2000 along with 26 other Mexican saints - Cristóbal Magallanes Jara and his 24 companion martyrs, priests and laymen; and María de Jesús Sacramentado Venegas, foundress of the Daughters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

References

  1. ↑ Homily of HIs Holiness Pope John Paul II, Canonization of 27 New Saints; May 21, 2000; http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/homilies/documents/hf_jp-ii_hom_20000521_canonizations_en.html
  2. ↑ Biography of José Maria de Yermo y Parres, http://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/saints/ns_lit_doc_20000521_de-yermo-y-parres_sp.html


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