Blessed Luis Padilla Gómez
Profile
After studying at the concilar seminary of Guadalajara, Mexico from 1917 to 1921, Luis suffered doubts about his vocation and put off further studies. He worked as a teacher, but also conducted free classes for poor boys. One of the founders of the Catholic Youth Association of Mexico, Luis spent more and more time in prayer, meditation and Eucharistic adoration. In 1926, about the time Luis was considering a return to the seminary, anti–Christian persecutions began as part of the Mexican Revolution, which led to his arrest and execution. Martyr.
Born
- shot by a firing squad on 1 April 1927 in the prison court yard in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
- relics enshrined in the Madonna of Guadalupe chapel of the parish church of San Giuseppe ad Analco
- 22 June 2004 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Luis Padilla Gómez“. CatholicSaints.Info. 8 July 2023. Web. 25 April 2024. <>