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David Roldán Lara
Mexican Catholic layman and activist
SaintResearchedMexicoPost-1588
Feast: 15 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1902
Died
1926
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
In Chalchihuites in the territory of Durango in Mexico, the holy martyrs Luis Batis Sáinz, priest, Manuel Morales, father of a family, Salvador Lara Puente and David Roldán Lara, killed out of hatred for the faith 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 15 August as one of the martyrs killed at Chalchihuites out of hatred for the faith.
Connected on this site
- Luis Batis Sáinz Saint“In Chalchihuites in the territory of Durango in Mexico, the holy martyrs Luis Batis Sáinz, priest, Manuel Morales, father of a family, Salvador Lara Puente and David Roldán Lara, killed out of hatred for the faith during the Mexican persecution.” — this site's research
- Manuel Morales Saint“In Chalchihuites in the territory of Durango in Mexico, the holy martyrs Luis Batis Sáinz, priest, Manuel Morales, father of a family, Salvador Lara Puente and David Roldán Lara, killed out of hatred for the faith during the Mexican persecution.” — this site's research
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 15 August (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q17362081 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — David Roldán Lara (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.