Historical FigureMale
Toribio Romo González
1900 – 1928
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryToribio Romo González, known as Saint Toribio Romo was a Mexican Catholic priest and martyr who was killed during the anti-clerical persecutions of the Cristero War. Beatified and later canonized by Pope John Paul II along with 24 other saints and martyrs of the Cristero War, he is popularly venerated in Mexico and among Mexican immigrants, particularly for his reported miraculous appearances to migrants seeking to cross the Mexico–United States border.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
April 16, 1900
Jalisco
Date of death
February 25, 1928
Tequila
Citizenship
Mexico
Occupations & fields
presbyter
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