St Pedro de Jesús Maldonado-Lucero, also known as Peter of Jesus Maldonado, was a Catholic Priest born on June 15 1892 in Chihuáhua City, Chihuáhua, Mexico. He was shot in the forehead and died as a martyr on February 11 1937 in Chihuáhua City, Chihuáhua, Mexico during the Cristeros rebellion in Mexico. He is one of the martyrs of the Cristero War. We celebrate his feast day on May 21 every year in the Catholic Church.
St Pedro de Jesús Maldonado-Lucero Biography |
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| Date of Birth | June 15 1892 |
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| Country/Place of Birth | Chihuáhua City, Chihuáhua, Mexico |
| Matrimony/Holy Orders | Saints who were Priests |
| Profession | Catholic Priest |
| Place of Work | Santa Isabel, archdiocese of Chihuáhua, Mexico |
| Date of Death | February 11 1937 |
| Place of Death | Chihuáhua City, Chihuáhua, Mexico |
| Feast Day | May 21 |
| Beatification | Beatified by Pope John Paul II on November 22 1992 |
| Canonization | Canonized by Pope John Paul II on May 21 2000 |
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St. Pedro de Jesús Maldonado-Lucero Biography
St. Pedro de Jesús Maldonado-Lucero was a parish priest in Santa Isabel in the archdiocese of Chihuahua, Mexico. Beaten and martyred in the anti-catholic persecutions of the Mexican Revolution.
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