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{{Infobox saint|name=Saint David Roldán Lara|image=David Roldán Lara.jpg|titles=[[Saints of the Cristero War|Martyr of the Cristero War]]|birth_date=2 March 1907|birth_place=[[Chalchihuites Municipality|Chalchihuites]], [[Zacatecas]], [[Mexico]]|death_date=15 August 1926 (aged 19)|death_place=[[Chalchihuites Municipality|Chalchihuites]], [[Zacatecas]], [[Mexico]]|feast_day=21 May <small>([[Saints of the Cristero War]])</small><br>15 August|honored_in=[[Catholic Church]]|beatified_date=22 November 1992|beatified_place=[[St. Peter's Square]], [[Vatican City]]|beatified_by=[[Pope John Paul II]]|canonized_date=21 May 2000|canonized_place=[[St. Peter's Square]], [[Vatican City]]|canonized_by=[[Pope John Paul II]]|major_shrine=|patronage=}}'''David Roldán Lara''' was a Mexican [[Laity|layman]] who was killed during the [[Cristero War]]. A pro-Catholic activist during the anticlerical period under [[President of Mexico|President]] [[Plutarco Elías Calles]], he was captured by government forces, and was executed for refusing to renounce his position. Roldán was canonized by [[Pope John Paul II]] on 21 May 2000 as one of 25 [[Saints of the Cristero War|Martyrs of the Cristero War]]. |
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|name=David Roldán Lara |
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|titles=[[Saints of the Cristero War|Martyr of the Cristero War]] |
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|birth_date=2 March 1902 |
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|birth_place=[[Chalchihuites Municipality|Chalchihuites]], [[Zacatecas]], [[Mexico]] |
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|death_date=15 August 1926 (aged 24) |
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|death_place=[[Chalchihuites Municipality|Chalchihuites]], [[Zacatecas]], [[Mexico]] |
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|feast_day=21 May <small>([[Saints of the Cristero War]])</small><br>15 August |
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|beatified_date=22 November 1992 |
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|beatified_place=[[St. Peter's Square]], [[Vatican City]] |
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|beatified_by=[[Pope John Paul II]] |
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|canonized_date=21 May 2000 |
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'''David Roldán Lara''' (2 March 1902 – 15 August 1926) was a Mexican [[Laity|layman]] who was killed during the [[Cristero War]]. A pro-Catholic activist during the anticlerical period under [[President of Mexico|President]] [[Plutarco Elías Calles]], he was captured by government forces, and was executed for refusing to renounce his position. Roldán was canonized by [[Pope John Paul II]] on 21 May 2000 as one of 25 [[Saints of the Cristero War|Martyrs of the Cristero War]]. |
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== Biography == |
== Biography == |
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=== Early life and education === |
=== Early life and education === |
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David Roldán Lara was born on 2 March 1902 |
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⚫ | in [[Chalchihuites Municipality|Chalchihuites]], [[Zacatecas]], [[Mexico]].<ref name=":42">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HH2NMvjcgygC&q=saint+manuel+moralez&pg=PA61|title=Faces of Holiness: Modern Saints in Photos and Words|last=Ball|first=Ann|date=1998-01-01|publisher=Our Sunday Visitor Publishing|isbn=9780879739508|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZvQl07kEJXYC&q=saint+manuel+moralez&pg=PA192|title=Young Faces of Holiness: Modern Saints in Photos and Words|last=Ball|first=Ann|date=2004-01-01|publisher=Our Sunday Visitor Publishing|isbn=9781931709552|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/saints/ns_lit_doc_20000521_roldan-lara_sp.html|title=David Roldán Lara|last=|first=|date=|website=www.vatican.va|publisher=|access-date=2016-12-18}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sj6LJXKgF1YC&q=saint+david+roldan+lara&pg=PA117|title=Saints and Blesseds of the Americas|last=Ewald|first=Fr Daniel P.|date=2009-02-23|publisher=Xlibris Corporation|isbn=9781462840229|language=en}}</ref>{{Self-published inline|certain=yes|date=January 2018}}<ref name=":3">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8mUJ58SMMhEC&q=saint+david+roldan+lara+patron+saint&pg=PA149|title=A New Dictionary of Saints: East and West|last=Walsh|first=Michael J.|date=2007-01-01|publisher=Liturgical Press|isbn=9780814631867|language=en}}</ref> He was baptized later that month at the local parish church.<ref name=":0" /> His father, Pedro Roldán Reveles, died when David was one, forcing his mother, Reinalda Lara Granados, to raise him and his brothers on her own.<ref name=":42" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=http://www.katolsk.no/biografier/historisk/droldan|title=Den hellige David Roldán Lara (1902-1926) — Den katolske kirke|website=www.katolsk.no|access-date=2016-12-18}}</ref> He attended Catholic schools and was an [[Altar server|altar boy]].<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=https://www.la-archdiocese.org/archbishop/Documents/2013-1009_Remarks_4Life.pdf|title=Remarks — Christian Service 4LIFE|last=Gomez|first=José H.|date=9 October 2013|website=|publisher=Archdiocese of Los Angeles|access-date=18 December 2016}}</ref> |
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⚫ | He entered the seminary of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Durango|Archdiocese of Durango]] in [[Durango City]], but dropped out to support his struggling family.<ref name=":42" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6">{{Cite web|url=http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=7138|title=Bl. David Roldan-Lara - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online |
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⚫ | He entered the seminary of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Durango|Archdiocese of Durango]] in [[Durango City]], but dropped out to support his struggling family.<ref name=":42" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6">{{Cite web|url=http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=7138|title=Bl. David Roldan-Lara - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online|website=Catholic Online|access-date=2016-12-18}}</ref> |
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=== Adulthood and religious activism === |
=== Adulthood and religious activism === |
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After leaving the seminary, Roldán became [[Engagement|engaged]],<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> and worked at a local mine, where he was held in esteem by his fellow miners.<ref name=":42" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":6" /> He assisted |
After leaving the seminary, Roldán became [[Engagement|engaged]],<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> and worked at a local mine, where he was held in esteem by his fellow miners.<ref name=":42" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":6" /> He assisted the priest [[Luis Batiz Sáinz]] in directing [[Catholic Action]] of Mexican Youth, a group which he was president of until 1925.<ref name=":42" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":4" /> He was also vice president of the [[National League for the Defense of Religious Liberty]] (LNDNR).<ref name=":42" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":6" /> |
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On 29 July 1926, the LNDNR hosted a meeting that drew a crowd of around 600 people, including its president, [[Manuel Moralez]], |
On 29 July 1926, the LNDNR hosted a meeting that drew a crowd of around 600 people, including its president, [[Manuel Moralez]], Batiz, Roldán, and [[Salvador Lara Puente]], his cousin and secretary of the organization.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":6" /> After the meeting, Batiz was arrested at his home by a group of soldiers.<ref name=":42" /><ref name=":4" /> A few days later, the three LNDNR leaders, Moralez, Roldán, and Lara, met at Lara's home to discuss how to free Batiz through legal means.<ref name=":42" /><ref name=":1" /> A group of soldiers broke into the home and arrested the three men, imprisoning them in the town hall, where they were beaten and tortured.<ref name=":42" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6" /> |
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=== Death === |
=== Death === |
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After several days of imprisonment, on 15 August 1926, Batiz, Moralez, Roldán, and Lara were taken out of their cells by a group of soldiers.<ref name=":42" /> At about noon of that day, the four men were loaded into two cars, and told that they were being taken to the state capital of [[Zacatecas City]] to explain their position to government officials.<ref name=":42" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":6" /> Instead of driving to the capital, the soldiers stopped the car in the mountains near Chalchihuites, and the prisoners were taken out.<ref name=":42" /> The soldiers accused the four men of conspiring to revolt against the government, and were offered freedom if they acknowledged the legitimacy of [[President of Mexico|Mexican President]] [[Plutarco Elías Calles]]' anti-religious laws, which all four refused to do.<ref name=":42" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":6" /> |
After several days of imprisonment, on 15 August 1926, Batiz, Moralez, Roldán, and Lara were taken out of their cells by a group of soldiers.<ref name=":42" /> At about noon of that day, the four men were loaded into two cars, and told that they were being taken to the state capital of [[Zacatecas City]] to explain their position to government officials.<ref name=":42" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":6" /> Instead of driving to the capital, the soldiers stopped the car in the mountains near Chalchihuites, and the prisoners were taken out.<ref name=":42" /> The soldiers accused the four men of conspiring to revolt against the government, and were offered freedom if they acknowledged the legitimacy of [[President of Mexico|Mexican President]] [[Plutarco Elías Calles]]' anti-religious laws, which all four refused to do.<ref name=":42" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":6" /> |
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After the men refused to denounce their position, Martinez and |
After the men refused to denounce their position, Martinez and Batiz were brought forward and shot.<ref name=":42" /><ref name=":4" /> The two teenaged cousins, Roldán and Lara, were then called forward and led about 170 feet away from the bodies of Martinez and Batiz.<ref name=":42" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> According to witnesses, they walked serenely towards the spot, reciting an [[Prayer|act of love]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> After crying out, "Long live Christ the King and Our Lady of Guadalupe!," they were shot by a firing squad.<ref name=":42" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" /> One soldier walked over to Roldán, who was close to death, and gave him a ''[[coup de grâce]]''.<ref name=":0" /> |
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== Canonization == |
== Canonization == |
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Roldán, along with the other 24 [[Saints of the Cristero War|Martyrs of the Cristero War]], was declared [[The Venerable|Venerable]] on 7 March 1992 by [[Pope John Paul II]], with a decree of [[ |
Roldán, along with the other 24 [[Saints of the Cristero War|Martyrs of the Cristero War]], was declared [[The Venerable|Venerable]] on 7 March 1992 by [[Pope John Paul II]], with a decree of [[martyr]]dom. The group was [[Beatification|beatified]] on 22 November 1992 by Pope John Paul II, and then canonized by him on 21 May 2000.<ref name=":4" /> |
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The collective [[Feast Day|feast day]] of the Martyrs of the Cristero War is 21 May, and the individual feast day of |
The collective [[Feast Day|feast day]] of the Martyrs of the Cristero War is 21 May, and the individual feast day of David Roldán Lara is 15 August, the anniversary date of his death. |
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== Legacy == |
== Legacy == |
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Today, a parish church in the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Tampico|Diocese of Tampico]] is named for Saint David Roldán Lara.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zenit.org/articles/prelate-named-for-kingstown-st-vincent-and-the-grenadines/|title=Prelate Named for Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines – ZENIT – English|website=zenit.org|access-date=2016-12-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://spiritans.org/spiritan-appointed-bishop-of-diocese-of-kingstown/|title=Spiritan Appointed Bishop of Diocese of Kingstown|last=|first=|date=|website=spiritans.org|publisher=Congregation of the Holy Spirit Province of the United States|access-date=2016-12-18}}</ref> |
Today, a parish church in the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Tampico|Diocese of Tampico]] is named for Saint David Roldán Lara.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zenit.org/articles/prelate-named-for-kingstown-st-vincent-and-the-grenadines/|title=Prelate Named for Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines – ZENIT – English|website=zenit.org|access-date=2016-12-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://spiritans.org/spiritan-appointed-bishop-of-diocese-of-kingstown/|title=Spiritan Appointed Bishop of Diocese of Kingstown|last=|first=|date=|website=spiritans.org|publisher=Congregation of the Holy Spirit Province of the United States|access-date=2016-12-18|archive-date=2016-12-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220185017/http://spiritans.org/spiritan-appointed-bishop-of-diocese-of-kingstown/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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== References == |
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David Roldán Lara | |
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Martyr of the Cristero War | |
Born | 2 March 1902 Chalchihuites, Zacatecas, Mexico |
Died | 15 August 1926 (aged 24) Chalchihuites, Zacatecas, Mexico |
Honored in | Catholic Church |
Beatified | 22 November 1992, St. Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II |
Canonized | 21 May 2000, St. Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II |
Feast | 21 May (Saints of the Cristero War) 15 August |
David Roldán Lara (2 March 1902 – 15 August 1926) was a Mexican layman who was killed during the Cristero War. A pro-Catholic activist during the anticlerical period under President Plutarco Elías Calles, he was captured by government forces, and was executed for refusing to renounce his position. Roldán was canonized by Pope John Paul II on 21 May 2000 as one of 25 Martyrs of the Cristero War.
Biography
[edit]Early life and education
[edit]David Roldán Lara was born on 2 March 1902
in Chalchihuites, Zacatecas, Mexico.[1][2][3][4][self-published source][5] He was baptized later that month at the local parish church.[2] His father, Pedro Roldán Reveles, died when David was one, forcing his mother, Reinalda Lara Granados, to raise him and his brothers on her own.[1][2][3][4][6] He attended Catholic schools and was an altar boy.[7]
He entered the seminary of the Archdiocese of Durango in Durango City, but dropped out to support his struggling family.[1][2][5][6][7][8]
Adulthood and religious activism
[edit]After leaving the seminary, Roldán became engaged,[3][4] and worked at a local mine, where he was held in esteem by his fellow miners.[1][4][6][8] He assisted the priest Luis Batiz Sáinz in directing Catholic Action of Mexican Youth, a group which he was president of until 1925.[1][3][4][6] He was also vice president of the National League for the Defense of Religious Liberty (LNDNR).[1][5][8]
On 29 July 1926, the LNDNR hosted a meeting that drew a crowd of around 600 people, including its president, Manuel Moralez, Batiz, Roldán, and Salvador Lara Puente, his cousin and secretary of the organization.[6][8] After the meeting, Batiz was arrested at his home by a group of soldiers.[1][6] A few days later, the three LNDNR leaders, Moralez, Roldán, and Lara, met at Lara's home to discuss how to free Batiz through legal means.[1][3] A group of soldiers broke into the home and arrested the three men, imprisoning them in the town hall, where they were beaten and tortured.[1][4][6][7][8]
Death
[edit]After several days of imprisonment, on 15 August 1926, Batiz, Moralez, Roldán, and Lara were taken out of their cells by a group of soldiers.[1] At about noon of that day, the four men were loaded into two cars, and told that they were being taken to the state capital of Zacatecas City to explain their position to government officials.[1][3][8] Instead of driving to the capital, the soldiers stopped the car in the mountains near Chalchihuites, and the prisoners were taken out.[1] The soldiers accused the four men of conspiring to revolt against the government, and were offered freedom if they acknowledged the legitimacy of Mexican President Plutarco Elías Calles' anti-religious laws, which all four refused to do.[1][6][8]
After the men refused to denounce their position, Martinez and Batiz were brought forward and shot.[1][6] The two teenaged cousins, Roldán and Lara, were then called forward and led about 170 feet away from the bodies of Martinez and Batiz.[1][2][3] According to witnesses, they walked serenely towards the spot, reciting an act of love.[2][3] After crying out, "Long live Christ the King and Our Lady of Guadalupe!," they were shot by a firing squad.[1][6][7] One soldier walked over to Roldán, who was close to death, and gave him a coup de grâce.[2]
Canonization
[edit]Roldán, along with the other 24 Martyrs of the Cristero War, was declared Venerable on 7 March 1992 by Pope John Paul II, with a decree of martyrdom. The group was beatified on 22 November 1992 by Pope John Paul II, and then canonized by him on 21 May 2000.[6]
The collective feast day of the Martyrs of the Cristero War is 21 May, and the individual feast day of David Roldán Lara is 15 August, the anniversary date of his death.
Legacy
[edit]Today, a parish church in the Diocese of Tampico is named for Saint David Roldán Lara.[9][10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Ball, Ann (1998-01-01). Faces of Holiness: Modern Saints in Photos and Words. Our Sunday Visitor Publishing. ISBN 9780879739508.
- ^ a b c d e f g Ball, Ann (2004-01-01). Young Faces of Holiness: Modern Saints in Photos and Words. Our Sunday Visitor Publishing. ISBN 9781931709552.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "David Roldán Lara". www.vatican.va. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
- ^ a b c d e f Ewald, Fr Daniel P. (2009-02-23). Saints and Blesseds of the Americas. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 9781462840229.
- ^ a b c Walsh, Michael J. (2007-01-01). A New Dictionary of Saints: East and West. Liturgical Press. ISBN 9780814631867.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Den hellige David Roldán Lara (1902-1926) — Den katolske kirke". www.katolsk.no. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
- ^ a b c d Gomez, José H. (9 October 2013). "Remarks — Christian Service 4LIFE" (PDF). Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Bl. David Roldan-Lara - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online". Catholic Online. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
- ^ "Prelate Named for Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines – ZENIT – English". zenit.org. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
- ^ "Spiritan Appointed Bishop of Diocese of Kingstown". spiritans.org. Congregation of the Holy Spirit Province of the United States. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-18.