Saint Jenaro Sánchez DelGadillo

Memorial

• 17 January
• formerly 25 May

Profile

Seminarian at Guadalajara, Mexico. Ordained in 1911. Priest at several parishes, including Tecolotlan, Jalisco. Noted for his combination of pastoral work with his parishioners and the sick, and for his organzational and administrative skills. When anti-religious laws were promulgated, he celebrated Mass in private homes. Arrested on 17 January 1927 while preparing to celebrate Mass on a farm. Martyr.

Born

• 19 September 1886 at Zapopán, diocese of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Died

• hanged from a mesquite tree on 17 January 1927 at Tecolotlan, Jalisco, Mexico
• corpse mutilated and left hanging as a warning
• relics translated to Cocula, Jalisco in 1934

Venerated

• 7 March 1992 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

• 22 November 1992 by Pope John Paul II

Canonized

• 21 May 2000 by Pope John Paul II during the Jubilee of Mexico

Readings

I pardon you, and my Father God pardons you, and long live Christ the King! - Saint Jenaro’s dying words

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Jenaro Sánchez DelGadillo”. Saints.SQPN.com. 16 January 2011. Web. 18 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-jenaro-sanchez-delgadillo/>