Blessed Antonio Pérez Lários

Memorial

• 25 April

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Layman. Martyred in the anti-Catholic persecutions of the Mexican Revolution.

Born

• 28 November 1883 in Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, Mexico

Died

• shot on 25 April 1927 in Rancho de San Joaquín, Jalisco, Mexico

Venerated

• 22 June 2004 by Pope John Paul II (declaration of martyrdom)

Beatified

• 20 November 2005 by Pope Benedict XVI
• recognition by Cardinal José Saraiva Martins in the soccer stadium at Guadalajara, Mexico

Canonized

• if you have information relevant to the canonization of Blessed Andrés, contact
     Misioneros Claretianos
     Templo del Inmaculado
     20 de Enero #208
     Col. Centro
     37000 León, Gto., MEXICO

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Hagiography Circle
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Wikipedia

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Antonio Pérez Lários“. Saints.SQPN.com. 24 April 2013. Web. 24 May 2013. <>