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Mateo Correa Magallanes
Argentinian priest (1867–1927)
SaintResearchedMexicoPost-1588
Feast: 6 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1867
Died
1927
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
In the city of Durango in Mexico, Saint Mateo Correa, priest and martyr, who, while the persecution against the Church raged, refused to obey the order to violate the seal of confession, and for this received 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 6 February as a priest martyred at Durango for refusing to break the seal of confession.
Connected on this site
- Miguel Pro Blessed“As a young priest, he gave first communion to Miguel Pro who also became a priest and was later martyred.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 6 February (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3852114 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Mateo Correa Magallanes (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.