Blessed miguel pro biography definition

Mexican Jesuit Priest, Martyr and Blessed

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pro and the second or maternal family name is Juárez.

José Ramón Miguel Agustín Pro Juárez, also known as Blessed Miguel Pro, SJ (January 13, 1891 – November 23, 1927) was a Mexican Jesuit priest executed under the presidency of Plutarco Elías Calles on the false charges of bombing and attempted assassination of former Mexican President Álvaro Obregón.^[2][3][4]

Pro's arrest, without a trial or evidential support, gained prominence during the Cristero War.

Known for his religious piety and innocence, he was beatified in Rome on September 25, 1988, by Pope John Paul II as a Catholic martyr, killed in odium fidei ("in hatred of the faith").^[5]

Historical background

At the time of Pro's death, Mexico was ruled by fiercely anti-clerical and anti-Catholic President Plutarco Elías Calles who had begun what writer G