Saint Jose Maria de Yermo y Parres

Memorial

• 20 September

Profile

Excellent student in his youth. Worked in the Saint Vincent de Paul Society. Ordained in 24 August 1879 at León, Guanajuato, Mexico. Founded the Congregation of the Servants of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Poor on 13 December 1885; the congregation works in countries throughout the Americas, Europe and Africa. Founded schools, orphanages, hospitals, clinics, shelters for the elderly and the abused. Worked with the Tamahumara Indians.

Born

• 10 November 1851 in Jalmolonga, Mexico

Died

• 20 September 1904 at Puebla de los Angeles, Mexico

Venerated

• 7 September 1989 by Pope John Paul II (decree of heroic virtues)

Beatified

• 6 May 1990 by Pope John Paul II

Canonized

• 21 May 2000 by Pope John Paul II

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Jose Maria de Yermo y Parres”. Saints.SQPN.com. 18 September 2010. Web. 20 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-jose-maria-de-yermo-y-parres/>