Blessed Antonio
- Also known as
- Anthony
- Memorial
- 23 September
- Profile
- Grandson of the Tlaxcala noble Xicohténcati, and heir to his title and estates.
Convert to Christianity.
One of the Three Child Martyrs of Tlaxcala.
- Born
- c.1516-1517 in Tizatlán, Tlaxcala, Mexico
- Died
- beaten to death with clubs in 1529 at Cuauhtinchán, Puebla, Mexico
- Venerated
- 3 March 1990 by Pope John Paul II
- Beatified
- 6 May 1990 by Pope John Paul II
- Canonized
- pending;
if you have information relevant to the canonization of Blessed Antonio, contact:
Obispado de Tlaxcala
Lardizábal 45
Apdo. Postal 84
90000 Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala, MEXICO
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- Readings
- With great joy I have also proclaimed as Blessed the three child martyrs of Tlaxcala: Antonio, Antonio and Juan.
At a tender age they were drawn to the words and witness of the missionaries and they became helpers, as catechists for other indigenous people.
They are sublime and instructive examples of how evangelization is a task of all God's People, excluding no one, not even children.
With the Church in Tlaxcala and in Mexico, I am pleased to be able to offer all of Latin America and the universal Church this example of child-like piety, of apostolic and missionary generosity, crowned by the grace of martyrdom.
- from the beatification homily of Pope John Paul II
