Saint Salvador Lara Puente

[photograph of Saint Salvador]
Also known as
Salvador Lara
Salvator Lara
Memorial
25 May
Profile
Seminarian at Durango. Forced to drop out to help support his family financially. Assisted Saint Luis Batiz in his parish work. President of Catholic Action (ACJM). Secretary of the National League for the Defense of Religious Liberty (LNDLR).

On 29 July 1929, a LNDLR meeting drew a crowd of over 500. A few days later a group of soldiers gathered up the LNDLR officers, and announced they were taking them to the state capital to explain their position. After leaving town, the soldiers stopped the cars and accused them of plotting armed revolt against the government. Salvador was offered his freedom if he would recognize the legitimacy of Calle's anti-religious government; he declined. Martyred with Saint David Roldán, Saint Manuel Moralez, and Saint Luis Batiz. One of the Martyrs of the Cristera War.
Born
13 August 1905
Died
shot on 15 August 1926 at Chalchihuites, Zacatecas, Mexico
Beatified
22 November 1992 by Pope John Paul II
Canonized
21 May 2000 by Pope John Paul II during the Jubilee of Mexico
Additional Information
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Readings
Viva Cristo Rey! Viva Santa Maria de Guadalupe!

-Saint Salvador's dying words

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