March 30th

Saint Julius Álvarez, Priest and Martyr

Saint · Common of Martyrs · San Julián, Jalisco, Mexico · d. 1927

In the village of San Julián in the territory of Guadalajara in Mexico, Saint Julius Álvarez (Julio Álvarez Mendoza), priest and martyr, who, when religious persecution was raging, bore witness to his fidelity to Christ the Lord and his Church by the shedding of his blood.

Latin Original

In pago Sancti Iuliáni territórii Guadalaiarénsis in México, sanct Ióálu Álvarez, presbyteri et mártyris, qui, persecutióne religiósa szviénte, fidelitátem erga Christum Dóminum eiüsque Ecclésiam sánguine effüso testátus est.