Execution of Father Gumersindo Sedano y Palencia
Theresa Marie Moreau Punish one, teach a hundred. – Anonymous (LifeSiteNews) — With his neck roped to a heavy branch on the eucalyptus tree, the priest’s corpse – on display – was to serve as a lesson to others. Soldiers ordered photographers to snap shots of the dead cleric – with his head at an unnatural […]
Mexican Martyrdom
Artist: Unknown; Title: Martyrdom of Five Cristeros. Translated Inscription: Execution of Cristeros by federal soldiers on the outskirts of San Gabriel, Jalisco, October 8, 1927. On the same site, the soldiers were ambushed, suffering the same fate. Date: 1927. The painting now hangs in the Knights of Columbus Museum: Knights of Columbus Religious Heritage Art […]
José Sánchez del Río
José Luis Sánchez del Río (March 28, 1913 – February 10, 1928) was a Mexican Cristero who was put to death by government officials because he refused to renounce his Catholic faith. His death was seen as a largely political venture on the part of government officials in their attempt to stamp out dissent and crush religious freedom in […]
Your Last Mass
©2025 Victor R. Claveau, MJ In 1917 the Mexican constitution arrogated to the state all authority in religious matters, denied all legal character to dioceses and parishes, ordered all religious goods to be seized, and deprived candidates to the priesthood the right to vote. Under the dictatorship of President Plutarco Elias Calles, priests could not […]