Rafael Guízar y Valencia
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Rafael Guízar y Valencia (16 April 1878 – 6 June 1938)[2] was a Mexican bishop of the Roman Catholic Church who was persecuted during the Mexican Revolution. Named Bishop of Xalapa in 1919, he was driven out of his diocese and forced to live the remainder of his life in hiding in Mexico City. Pope Benedict XVI canonized Guízar on 15 October 2006.
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Guízar and the second or maternal family name is Valencia.
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Rafael Guízar y Valencia | |
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Bishop | |
Born | 16 April 1878 Cotija, Michoacán, Mexico |
Died | 6 June 1938(1938-06-06) (aged 60) Mexico City, Mexico |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 29 January 1995, Saint Peter's Square by Pope John Paul II |
Canonized | 15 October 2006, Saint Peter's Square by Pope Benedict XVI |
Major shrine | Xalapa Cathedral, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico |
Feast | 6 June[1] |
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