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Genaro Sánchez Delgadillo
priest and martyr in Mexico
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Feast: 17 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
In the town of Tocolatlán in Mexico, Saint Genaro Sánchez Delgadillo, priest and martyr during the Mexican persecution.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 17 January as a priest martyred at Tocolatlán during the Mexican persecution.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 17 January (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata R9d2b2c67 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.