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Agustín Caloca Cortés
Mexican martyr (1898–1927)
SaintResearchedMexicoDocumented cause
Feast: 21 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1898
Died
1927
Beatified
—
not on record
Canonised
21 May 2000
unverified
Who they were
In the town of Catatlán in the territory of Guadalajara in Mexico, Saints Christopher Magallanes and Agustín Caloca, priests and martyrs, who, during the Mexican persecution, trusting steadfastly in Christ the King, obtained the crown of martyrdom.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 25 May as a priest and martyr of the Mexican persecution, who died trusting in Christ the King.
Connected on this site
- Cristóbal Magallanes Jara Saint“Cristóbal Magallanes Jara (anglicized as Christopher Magallanes; July 30, 1869 – May 25, 1927) was a Mexican Catholic priest and martyr who was killed without trial on the way to say Mass during the Cristero War.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 25 May (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q4694658 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Agustín Caloca Cortés (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.