José Maria de Yermo y Parres
Mexican Roman Catholic priest / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
José María de Yermo y Parres (10 November 1851 – 20 September 1904) was a Mexican Roman Catholic priest and the founder of the Servants of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and of the Poor.[1][2] He dedicated his life to catering to the needs of the abandoned and used his order to take care of the poor's spiritual and material needs. He also was once a vowed member of the Congregation of the Mission due to his devotion to Saint Vincent de Paul but left it after experiencing a sudden vocational crisis.[3][4]
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José Maria de Yermo y Parres | |
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June 1904 photo. | |
Priest | |
Born | (1851-11-10)10 November 1851 Jalmolonga, Estado de México, Mexico |
Died | 20 September 1904(1904-09-20) (aged 52) Puebla de los Angeles, Mexico |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 6 May 1990, Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mexico City by Pope John Paul II |
Canonized | 21 May 2000, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II |
Feast | 20 September |
Attributes | Priest's cassock |
Patronage | Servants of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and of the Poor |
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Pope John Paul II canonised the late priest as a saint in 2000 after he had beatified him in Mexico in 1990.[5]