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The Catholic Church has been present in what is now Mexico since the earliest years of the sixteenth century. As early as 1517, the expedition of Francisco Hernández de Córdoba brought Catholicism to the Yucatan , where the first diocese in continental North America would be erected in 1518.
Pages in category "Mexican Roman Catholic saints" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
This page is a list of venerated Central Americans and Caribbeans includes saints, blesseds, venerables, and servants of god, as recognized by the Catholic Church.These people were born, died, or lived their religious life in any of the territories of North America excluding Mexico, Canada and the United States.
José Luis Sánchez del Río (March 28, 1913 – February 10, 1928) was a Mexican Cristero who was put to death by government officials because he refused to renounce his Catholic faith. His death was seen as a largely political venture on the part of government officials in their attempt to stamp out dissent and crush religious freedom in the ...
The Catholic Church recognizes some deceased Catholics as saints, blesseds, venerables, and Servants of God. Some of these people were born, died, or lived their religious life in any of the territories of South America. The Catholic Church entered South America in 1500 through Brazil and quickly expanded across the continent with the Spanish ...
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He is the first Mexican Catholic saint and is the patron saint of Mexico City. [1] Life. Felipe de las Casas Ruiz was born in Mexico City in 1572. His parents had ...
María Natividad Venegas de la Torre (religious name María of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, 8 September 1868 – 30 July 1959) was a Mexican religious sister in the Roman Catholic Church. Torre founded the congregation of the Daughters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of Guadalajara (Congregationem Sororum Filiarum Sacri Cordis Iesu) in 1930.