Ramón Vargas González
Mexican Catholic martyr (1905-1927)
Feast: 1 April (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
On May 21, 2000, Pope John Paul II canonized a group of 25 saints and martyrs who had died in the Mexican Cristero War. The vast majority are Catholic priests who were executed for carrying out their ministry despite the suppression under the anti-clerical laws of Plutarco Elías Calles after the revolution in the 1920s. Priests who took up arms, however, were excluded from the process. The group of saints share the feast day of May 21.
Summary of the Wikipedia article Saints of the Cristero War, which covers Ramón Vargas González 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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The cause
Ramón Vargas González has been beatified; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Archdiocese of Guadalajara: Blessed Ramon Vargas Gonzalez.
Connected on this site
- Anacleto González Flores Blessed“His companions include the brothers Jorge and Ramón Vargas González, whose mother said at their funeral that she should be congratulated, not consoled, for having two sons who were martyrs.” — this site's research
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - Anacleto Gonzalez Flores e 8 compagni — "Anacleto Gonzalez Flores, quien derramo su sangre junto con los hermanos Jorge y Ramon Vargas Gonzalez"; killed 1 April 1927, beatified at Guadalajara 20 November 2005.
- Wikidata Q9303585 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
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