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David Galván Bermúdez
Mexican Roman Catholic priest and saint (1881–1915)
SaintResearchedMexicoPost-1588
Feast: 29 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1881
Died
1915
Beatified
—
not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
At Guadalajara in Mexico, Saint David Galván, priest and martyr, who, during the Mexican persecution, having upheld the sanctity of marriage, was shot by soldiers without trial and obtained the crown of glory.
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 30 January as a priest shot without trial at Guadalajara for upholding the sanctity of marriage.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 30 January (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q5799997 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — David Galván Bermúdez (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.