St Pedro Esqueda Ramírez was a Catholic Priest born on April 29 1887 in San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, diocese of San Juan de los Lagos, Mexico.
He was shot three times and died as a martyr on November 22 1927 in Teocaltitán, Jalisco, Mexico during the Cristero rebellion in Mexico. He is one of the martyrs of the Cristero War (La Cristiada).
We celebrate his feast day on November 22 and May 21 (as one of the Martyrs of the Mexican Revolution) every year in the Catholic Church.
St Pedro Esqueda Ramírez Biography |
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| Date of Birth | April 29 1887 |
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| Country/Place of Birth | San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Matrimony/Holy Orders | Saints who were Priests |
| Profession | Catholic Priest |
| Place of Work | Mexico |
| Date of Death | November 22 1927 |
| Place of Death | Teocaltitán, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Feast Day | May 21 and November 22 |
| 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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Saint Pedro Esqueda Ramírez Biography
St. Pedro Esqueda Ramírez was a priest and the Vicar-general of the diocese of San Juan de los Lagos, Mexico. He founded catechetical study centres for children.
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