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Blessed Darío Acosta Zurita

Blessed Darío Acosta Zurita Memorial

25 July

Profile

Priest in the diocese of Veracruz, Mexico. Known as an athletic, gentle and charitable man. Martyred in the persecutions of the Mexican Revolution as he was about to start a catechism class for children.

Born

14 December 1908 in Naolinco, Veracruz, Mexico

shot 25 July 1931 in his parish church in Puerto de Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico

22 June 2004 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)

20 November 2005 by Pope Benedict XVI
recognition celebrated by Cardinal José Saraiva Martins in a soccer stadium in Guadalajara, Mexico

Additional Information

books
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

other sites in english
- Hagiography Circle

sites en français
- La fête des prénoms

fonti in italiano
- Dicastero delle Cause dei Santi
- Santi e Beati

MLA Citation

“Blessed Darío Acosta Zurita“. CatholicSaints.Info. 8 July 2023. Web. 25 April 2024. <>