Juan
one of the Child Martyrs of Tlaxcala
Who they were
The Martyrs of Tlaxcala were three Mexican Christian teenagers from the Tlaxcaltec people of the modern state of Tlaxcala: Cristobal (1514/15–1527) and the two companions Antonio (1516/17–1529) and Juan (1516/17–1529). The three teenagers were converts from the Nahua religion of their families to the Catholic Church in Mexico and received their educations from missionaries of the Order of Friars Minor who baptized them while evangelizing in the area. Their activism and evangelical zeal led to their honour killings by fellow Tlaxcaltec people, including their close relatives, who detested their newfound faith and viewed them as dangers to their values and rituals.
Summary of the Wikipedia article Child Martyrs of Tlaxcala, which covers Juan with others (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
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- Canonisation of the Child Martyrs of Tlaxcala, 15 October 2017 (Pope Francis) — Juan is one of the three Child Martyrs of Tlaxcala (Cristóbal, Antonio, Juan), beatified 1990 by John Paul II and canonised 15 Oct 2017.
- Wikidata Q98949827 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
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