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Blessed Miguel Pro, a Mexican Jesuit priest, executed 95 years ago today
Last edited Wed Nov 23, 2022, 08:39 PM - Edit history (2)
by a Mexican firing squad on false charges of bombing and attempted assassination of a former Mexican President; he was 36 years old.
Stretching out his arms, he said his last words "Viva Christo Rey" - as he was shot.
Known for his religious piety and innocence, he was beatified in Rome in 1988 by Pope John Paul II as a Catholic martyr, killed in odium fidei (in hatred of the faith.)