Blessed Anacleto González Flores, martyr of the religious persecution that Mexico experienced in the 1920s. / Credit: Mexican Bishops’ Conference
Puebla, Mexico, Jul 10, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).
TheArchdioceseofSanAntonio,Texas,willholdacelebrationinSpanishandEnglishonSunday,July13,commemoratingthe137thanniversaryofthebirthofBlessedAnacletoGonzálezFlores,amartyrofthereligiouspersecutionMexicoexperiencedinthe1920sandpatronsaintoftheMexicanlaity.
GonzálezwasborninTepatitlán,Jaliscostate,Mexico,onJuly13,1888.Hewasaprominentlayman,lawyer,andcatechist,recognizedforhisprofoundfaithandleadershipduringthereligiouspersecutioninMexicointhe1920s.HefoundedassociationsforChristianformationanddefendedtherightsoftheChurch,promotingpeacefulresistancetothegovernment’santi-clericallaws.
Forhiscommitmenttofaithandjustice,hewasarrested,tortured,andultimatelyexecutedonApril1,1927.PopeBenedictXVIapprovedhisbeatificationonNov.15,2005.In2019,hewasnamedpatronsaintoftheMexicanlaity.
TheArchdioceseofSanAntonio’scelebrationwillbegina
