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Bernabé de Jesús Méndez Montoya
Mexican priest (1880–1928)
SaintResearchedMexicoPost-1588
Feast: 5 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1880
Died
1928
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
At Valtierrilla in Mexico, Saint Jesús Méndez, priest and martyr, who died for the kingdom of Christ during the Mexican persecution.
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 5 February as a priest who died for the kingdom of Christ in the Mexican persecution.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 5 February (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3808203 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.