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Manuel Morales
Mexican layman killed during the Cristero War. Catholic Saint (1898-1926)
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Feast: 21 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1898
Died
1926
Beatified
—
not on record
Canonised
21 May 2000
unverified
Who they were
In Chalchihuites in the territory of Durango in Mexico, the holy martyrs Luis Batis Sáinz, priest, Manuel Morales, father of a family, Salvador Lara Puente and David Roldán Lara, killed out of hatred for the faith during the Mexican persecution.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 15 August as a father of a family killed at Chalchihuites out of hatred for the faith.
Connected on this site
- David Roldán Lara Saint“In Chalchihuites in the territory of Durango in Mexico, the holy martyrs Luis Batis Sáinz, priest, Manuel Morales, father of a family, Salvador Lara Puente and David Roldán Lara, killed out of hatred for the faith during the Mexican persecution.” — this site's research
- Luis Batis Sáinz Saint“In Chalchihuites in the territory of Durango in Mexico, the holy martyrs Luis Batis Sáinz, priest, Manuel Morales, father of a family, Salvador Lara Puente and David Roldán Lara, killed out of hatred for the faith during the Mexican persecution.” — this site's research
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 15 August (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q12967680 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Manuel Morales (martyr) (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.