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Blessed Juan Bautista

Martyrs of Oaxaca Memorial

15 September

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Married layman in the archdiocese of Antequera-Oaxaca, Mexico. Catechist. Martyred for refusing to worship idols.

Born

c.1660 – 1663 in San Francisco Cajonos, Oaxaca, Mexico
member of the Zapotec Indians

hacked to death by a mob on the evening of 15 September 1700 in San Francisco Cajonos, Oaxaca, Mexico

7 July 2001 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)

1 August 2002 by Pope John Paul II
beatification recognition celebrated at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Mexico

Additional Information

other sites in english
- Hagiography Circle

sitios en español
- Martirologio Romano, 2001 edición

fonti in italiano
- Dicastero delle Cause dei Santi
- Santi e Beati

MLA Citation

“Blessed Juan Bautista“. CatholicSaints.Info. 7 July 2023. Web. 20 May 2024. <>