Jenaro Sánchez Delgadillo
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| Jenaro Sánchez Delgadillo | |
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| martyr | |
| Born | September 19, 1886 Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Died | January 17, 1927 (aged 40) La Loma, outside of Tecolotlán |
| Honored in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Canonized | May 21, 2000 by Pope John Paul II |
| Major shrine | Church of St. Michael the Archangel, Cocula, Jalisco |
| Feast | May 21 |
Saint Jenaro Sánchez Delgadillo (September 19, 1886-January 17, 1927) was a Mexican martyr who died in the Cristero War.
Jenaro Sanchez was born on September 19, 1886 in the town of Agualele, the municipality of Zapopan. His parents were Christopher and Julia Sanchez Delgadillo. With a scholarship, he entered the Seminary of Guadalajara. He was ordained priest on August 20, 1911. Upon suspension of public worship, he kept secret private sermons in private homes. He lived in the family Castillo home at Rancho La Cañada. On January 17, 1927, he was out hunting with Herculano, Crescenciano y Cresencio Castillo, Lucio Camacho and Ricardo Brambila. Soldiers were waiting for him. Though everyone said he should escape, Jenaro decided to stay and face the consequences. The soldiers took them as prisoners and tied everyone back to back.
At midnight, Father Jenaro was transferred to Tecolotlan. On a hill known as La Loma o Cruz Verde, the executioners chose a mesquite tree. The picket of soldiers circled the priest, and one lassoed him by the neck with a rope and threw the rope over the branches of the mesquite. They hung his corpse there.
Before dawn the soldiers shot Jenaro in the left shoulder and let loose the rope on which his body dropped and was lying on the ground. One of the soldiers pierced his chest with a bayonet.
His body was taken to a private home. The authorities ordered the immediate burial in the cemetery of Tecolotlan.
In 1934, with the approval of the Curia of Guadalajara, the remains were transferred to the parish church Tecolotlan Cocula, Jalisco. He was beatified on November 22, 1992 and canonized by John Paul II at the Jubilee of 2000, on May 21st.
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