Blessed Darío Acosta Zurita

Memorial

• 25 July

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Priest in the diocese of Veracruz, Mexico. Martyred in the persecutions of the Mexican Revolution.

Born

• 14 December 1908 in Naolinco, Veracruz, Mexico

Died

• 25 July 1931 in Puerto de Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico

Venerated

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

Beatified

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

Canonized

• if you have information relevant to the canonization of Blessed Dario, contact
     Curia Diocesana
     Insurgentes Veracruzanos, 470
     91700 Veracruz, Ver., MEXICO

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Darío Acosta Zurita”. Saints.SQPN.com. 20 November 2012. Web. 19 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-dario-acosta-zurita/>