David Uribe Velasco
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David Uribe Velasco | |
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.png) Painting of Uribe in the parish of San Francisco de Asís, Iguala | |
| Born | 29 December 1889 Buenavista de Cuéllar, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Died | 12 April 1927 (aged 37) Near San José Vista Hermosa, Morelos, Mexico |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 22 November 1992 by Pope John Paul II |
| Canonized | 21 May 2000 by Pope John Paul II |
| Feast | 12 April |
David Uribe Velasco (29 December 1889 – 12 April 1927) was a Mexican Catholic priest killed during the Cristero War.[1] As parish priest of Iguala, Guerrero, he was arrested during the religious persecution, taken to Cuernavaca and shot near San José Vista Hermosa, Morelos. He was beatified in 1992 and canonized by Pope John Paul II in 2000 as one of the Saints of the Cristero War.[2]
Life
Uribe was born in Buenavista de Cuéllar, Guerrero, the son of Juan Uribe and Victoria Velasco.[3] He studied at the seminary in Chilapa and was ordained a priest in 1913, after which he went to Tabasco with the bishop of that diocese.[2]
When persecution of the Church began in Tabasco, Uribe went into hiding and fled to Veracruz before returning to the diocese of Chilapa.[2] He was arrested while travelling and condemned to death for being a priest, but his parishioners obtained a pardon and he continued his ministry.[2] After further persecution forced him to leave his parish and take shelter in Mexico City, he was recognized on his return to Iguala, arrested and taken by train to Cuernavaca.[2]
The officer who captured him offered Uribe freedom if he accepted the government's anti-clerical laws and agreed to lead its schismatic church as bishop; he refused.[1] In prison he wrote a final statement declaring his innocence of the charges against him and forgiving his enemies.[1] On the night of 11 April 1927 he was taken from his cell, and on 12 April he was shot in the back of the neck near the station of San José Vista Hermosa.[1][2]
Veneration
Uribe was beatified on 22 November 1992 and canonized by Pope John Paul II on 21 May 2000.[2] His remains are venerated in the parish church of his hometown.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "David Uribe Velasco". Holy See (in español). 21 May 2000. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 "San David Uribe Velasco, sacerdote" [Saint David Uribe Velasco, priest]. ACI Prensa (in español). Retrieved 20 September 2026.
- ↑ "San David Uribe Velasco, Pbro" [Saint David Uribe Velasco, Fr.]. Santuario de los Mártires de Cristo (in español). Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2026. Unknown parameter
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External links
- Mexican martyrs at the Hagiography Circle
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- 1889 births
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- 20th-century Mexican Roman Catholic priests
- Beatifications by Pope John Paul II
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- Executed Mexican people
- People executed by Mexico by firearm
- People killed in the Cristero War
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