Saint Tranquilino Ubiarco Robles
- 5 October
- 21 May as one of the Martyrs of the Mexican Revolution
Profile
Priest in the archdiocese of Guadalajara, Mexico. During the persecutions of the Mexican Revolution he continued his work in secret, celebrating Mass in private homes, and distributing Communion to covert Catholics. Martyred for refusing to stop his pastoral work, having been caught celebrating a marriage Mass.
Born
- 8 July 1899 in Zapotlán el Grande, diocese of Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, Mexico
- hanged from a tree on the morning of 5 October 1928 in front of the house where he had been celebrating Mass in Tepatitlán, Jalisco, Mexico
- 7 March 1992 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)
MLA Citation
- “Saint Tranquilino Ubiarco Robles“. CatholicSaints.Info. 31 January 2019. Web. 19 April 2024. <>