Saint David Uribe
Prêtre et martyr au
Mexique (+ 1927)
David Uribe Velasco, né
en 1888, ordonné prêtre en 1913, a été exécuté le 12 avril 1927 parce qu'il
refusait le schisme créé par le gouvernement mexicain.
Béatifié le 22 novembre
1992, canonisé le 21 mai 2000 (homélie
de Jean-Paul II) avec saint Cristóbal
Magallanes et ses compagnons.
À San José, sur le
territoire de Chilpancingo au Mexique, en 1927, saint David Uribe, prêtre et
martyr, qui pendant la persécution religieuse en ce pays, fut tué d’un coup de
revolver dans la nuque.
Martyrologe romain
SOURCE : http://nominis.cef.fr/contenus/saint/11589/Saint-David-Uribe.html
Saint David URIBE VELASCO
Nom: URIBE VELASCO
Prénom: David
Pays: Mexique
Naissance: 29.12.1888
à Buenavista de Cuéllar (Guerrero – Diocèse de Chilapa)
Mort: 12.04.1927
à San José Vistahermosa (Morelos – Diocèse de Cuernavaca)
Etat: Prêtre
- Martyr du Groupe des 25
martyrs du Mexique (1915-1937) 2
Note: Prêtre le
02.03.1913. Curé d’Iguala (Guerrero). Arrêté, on lui propose une large liberté
s’il accepte de devenir évêque de l’église schismatique créée par le
gouvernement. Il refuse, est emprisonné et exécuté à San José
Vistahermosa.
Béatification:
22.11.1992 à Rome par Jean Paul II
Canonisation:
21.05.2000 à Rome par Jean Paul II
Fête: 21 mai
Réf. dans l’Osservatore
Romano: 1992 n.48 - 2000 n.22 p.5-7
Réf. dans la Documentation
Catholique: 1993 n.1 p.49
SOURCE : http://www.abbaye-saint-benoit.ch/hagiographie/fiches/f0656.htm
David Uribe naquit le 29
décembre 1889 dans le diocèse de Chilapa au Mexique.
Il fut curé à Iguala
(Chilapa) et exerça son ministère de façon exemplaire, mettant en garde ses
paroissiens contre le protestantisme venu du Nord ainsi que la maçonnerie.
Lorsqu' il fut arrêté
pendant la guerre civile, les soldats lui offrirent la liberté s'il renonçait à
l'Eglise.
" Si j'ai été oint
par l' huile sainte qui m' a fait ministre du Très-Haut, pourquoi ne serai-je
pas oint avec mon sang et le sang du Christ rédempteur ? "
Il écrivit en prison :
" Je déclare n'avoir commis aucun des crimes qui me sont imputés. Je suis
entre les mains de Dieu et de la Vierge de Guadalupe. Je demande pardon à Dieu
et à ceux que j'ai offensés, et pardon pour mes ennemis. "
Il fut exécuté le 12
avril 1927 et canonisé le 21 mai 2000.
SOURCE : http://ut-pupillam-oculi.over-blog.com/article-6359966.html
Mexique: une violente
persécution anti-catholique
Et l’innocence d’un
prêtre, martyr
12 avril 2013 Anita BourdinÉcriture
Sainte, théologie
Le martyrologe romain
fait aujourd’hui mémoire de saint David Uribe Velasco, prêtre mexicain et
martyr (1889-1927).
Il était curé d’Iguala,
près de Guerro, dans le diocèse de Chilapa. Or, la promulgation de la
constitution de 1917, anticléricale, fut le signal d’une persécution
anti-catholique: la protestation des évêques provoqua une réaction violente du
gouvernement.
La persécution s’aggrava
en 1926: gouvernement créa une « Eglise schismatique » à sa botte,
les évêques étrangers furent expulsés, les écoles privées et les œuvres de
bienfaisance fermées. Les plus pauvres étaient frappés.
Le P. David fut arrêté:
les soldats lui proposèrent la vie et un épiscopat dans l’Eglise schismatique
de la République. Il répliqua qu’il ne manquait à son onction sacerdotale que
l’onction du martyre.
« Je déclare ne pas
avoir commis les délits qui me sont imputés, déclara-t-il en prison. Je suis
dans la main de Dieu et de la Vierge de Guadalupe. Je demande pardon à Dieu et
je pardonne à mes ennemis. Je demande pardon à tous ceux que j’ai
offensés ».
Il fut exécuté d’une
balle dans la nuque, près de la gare de San Jose de Vistahermosa, dans le diocèse
de Cuernavaca, le 12 avril 1927.
SOURCE : https://fr.zenit.org/articles/mexique-une-violente-persecution-anti-catholique/
David Uribe-Velasco
1888-1927
Né le 29 décembre 1888 à
Buenavista de Cuellar (Guerrero, Mexique), David fut le septième des onze
enfants de Juan Uribe Ayal et Victoriana Velasco Gutierrez, une famille qui ne
vogua pas particulièrement sur la richesse.
David reçut le baptême le
6 janvier suivant, fête de l’Epiphanie, il entra au séminaire de Chilapa en
1903, fit d’excellentes études et fut ordonné prêtre en 1913.
Il fut successivement
curé de sa propre paroisse native, puis secrétaire de l’évêque.
Quand ils reçurent l’ordre
de se replier à Chilapa à cause de la persécution, leur bateau chavira, mais
ils furent des rescapés.
David fut ensuite curé à
Zirandaro, qu’il dut abandonner à cause de la persécution ; de nouveau à
Chilapa, à Buenavista, puis à Telotsapan et Iguala.
Le père David avait une
grande dévotion à Notre-Dame de Guadalupe.
En 1926, les évêques du
Mexique décidèrent par prudence de suspendre l’exercice du culte public dans
les églises. David obéit, quoiqu’à contre-cœur, mais chercha à revenir incognito dans
la paroisse, pour soutenir les paroissiens avec les Sacrements.
Le 7 avril 1927, il fut
arrêté et enfermé à Cuernavaca. On lui offrit la liberté, s’il acceptait
l’épiscopat dans une église schismatique, séparée de Rome et inféodée au
gouvernement, ce qu’il ne pouvait accepter.
Le 11 avril, il écrivit
des dernières volontés et fut conduit le jour suivant à San Jose Vidal
(Morales). Il priait pour lui-même et ses persécuteurs, il leur donna ses
affaires, leur promit de prier pour eux dans l’autre vie, et reçut le martyre.
Il fut abattu d’un coup
de feu derrière la tête, le 12 avril 1927.
Il a été béatifié en
1992, et canonisé en 2000.
Saint David Uribe-Velasco
est fêté avec ses Compagnons, martyrs de cette époque, le 21 mai.
SOURCE : http://www.samuelephrem.eu/article-04-12-115784180.html
Saint
David Uribe Velasco Chapelle, église Saint François d’Assise, Iguala de la
Independencia, Guerrero, Mexico
Also
known as
David Uribe
21 May as
one of the Martyrs
of the Mexican Revolution
Profile
Son of Juan Uribe Ayal
and Victoriana Velasco Gutierrez, the seventh of eleven children in
an inevitably poor family. Baptized on 6
January 1889.
Entered seminary at
Chilapa in 1903 at
age 14; excellent student. Sub-deacon in 1910, deacon in 1911,
and ordained on 2 March 1913.
Parish priest at
Buenavista de Cuéllar. Secretary to Bishop Antonio
Hernandez Rodriguez of Tobasco. In 1914 David
and the bishop were
ordered to relocate to Chilapa, Guerrero ahead of the anti-religious
violence that was sweeping the country; their ship sank,
but David, the bishop,
and four others survived. Parish priest at
Zirandaro, but Zapatista uprisings forced him to return to Chilapa.
Parish priest at
Buenavista de Cuéllar, Telotlsapan and Iguala in Guerrero. Had a devotion
to Our
Lady of Tepeyac.
On 30 July 1926,
as a matter of public safety, the bishops of Mexico ordered
a halt to public worship, and for churches to close; David, reluctant but
obedient, accepted the order, but later returned covertly to his pastoral duties. Arrested by
the military on 7 April 1927,
and taken to Cuernavaca. Offered freedom if he would become a bishop in
the schismatic church
that was subservient to the government; he declined. He wrote his will on 11 April 1927,
and the next day was driven to a remote location near San Jose Vidal, Morales.
He prayed for himself and his executioners, gave them his belongings, promised
to pray for
them in the next life, and was martyred.
Born
29
December 1888 at
Buenavista de Cuellar, Guerrero, Mexico
shot in
the back of the head on 12 April 1927 near
San Jose Videl, Morelia, Mexico
7 March 1992 by Pope John
Paul II (decree of martyrdom)
22
November 1992 by Pope John
Paul II
21 May 2000 by Pope John
Paul II during the Jubilee of Mexico
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Readings
I forgive all my enemies,
and I ask God and whoever I have offended to forgive me. -from the last
will and testament from Saint David
MLA
Citation
“Saint David
Uribe-Velasco“. CatholicSaints.Info. 12 April 2024. Web. 21 May 2025.
<https://catholicsaints.info/saint-david-uribe-velasco/>
SOURCE : https://catholicsaints.info/saint-david-uribe-velasco/
Saint David Uribe Velasco
Saint David Uribe Velasco
was born on December 29, 1888 in the small town of Buenavista de Cuellar in the
State of Guerrero, Mexico. He was the son of Juan Uribe Ayala and Victoriana
Velasco Gutierrez, a humble married couple of few material resources but with
proven and exemplary virtues. David was the seventh of eleven children. He was
baptized on January 6, 1889. He enrolled in the Seminary of Chilapa in 1903 and
in 1909 received Minor Orders. The following year he became sub-deacon and in
1911, a deacon. On March 2, 1913 he was ordained a priest by D. Francsico
Campos, Bishop of Chilapa.
After ordination, he left
for his hometown.
There, he said his first Mass on March 12, 1913. Sometime later he left to
become the personal secretary to His Excellency Antonio Hernandez Rodriguez,
Bishop of Tabasco.
A persecution of the
Church was unleashed in Mexico that found its way to the State of Tabasco by
1914. Father David Uribe, along with the Bishop received orders to move to the
city of Chilapa, Guerrero. During their journey, the boat that was taking them
to Veracruz sank. Only six people survived, including the Bishop and Father
David. Some time later, Father David became the parish priest for Zirandaro,
where he began his Pastoral Ministry with zeal and prudence. He was forced,
however, to return to the city of Chilapa because of the continuous Zapatista
uprisings in the region.
Father David became the
parish priest for not only his native town but also for Teloloapan and Iguala
in Guerrero. He had a great and profound love for the Eucharist and for the
Virgen of Tepeyac. In his speeches and sermons he extolled Mexico's devotion to
her Queen and the hope that this devotion would be preserved.
On July 30, 1926 by order
of the Mexican Bishops and with the approval of the Roman Pontiff, all public
worship was stopped and the churches closed. Father David submissively obeyed
the order and recommended that the faithful maintain calm and prudence.
April 7, 1927 Father
David was taken prisioner and later held incommunicado in the city of
Cuernavaca. It was here on April 11th that he wrote his "Last Will and
Testament".
The following day he was
taken to a place close to San Jose Vidal in the State of Morelos where he would
be shot.
He had hardly gotten out
of the car when he kneeled down and from the depths of his soul begged God for
forgiveness for his sins and for the salvation of Mexico and its Church. He got
up slowly, and addressing the soldiers with a paternal tone, said to them,
"Brothers, kneel down so that I may bless you. With all my heart I forgive
you and I only ask that you pray to God for my soul. As for me, I will not
forget you when I am before Him."
He firmly raised his
right hand and in the air traced the sign of the Cross; after he divided among
them his watch, his rosary, a crucifix and other objects.
His relics rest
in the Church of Saint Anthony of Padua in his native town of Buenavista de
Cuellar.
SOURCES : https://gabamex.tripod.com/Engdocs/biography.htm
et http://sandavid.weebly.com/cristeros.html
Father David is
assasinated during the Cristero War
The Cristero War occurred
during the reign of President Plutarco Elías Calles, from December 1, 1924
until November 30, 1928.
On January 27, 1926, the
Mexican national press announced that the Episcopate headed by Archbishop
Monsignor José Mora del Rio would ask for the amendment of certain Articles of
the Constitution. The government turned these threatening publications over to
the hands of the state authorities and issued memos to the governors to close
convents and parochial schools, determine the number of clergy and to be sure
that these clergy were Mexican. The reaction to these events came as a
surprise. The ACJM (Catholic Association of Mexican Youth) and other religious
associations supported the Church and on March 7, 1926 a group of about 300
priests asked for the suspension of the restrictive measures against religious
freedom. There were demonstrations and
riots.
The government ordered
the immediate expulsion of some 200 foreign clergy and closed religious
information centers, convents, schools and homes for the poor. Hospital chapels
were closed and more than two thousand priests were denied permission to
officiate Mass. The Penal Code was reformed in matters of private school
education and religious worship. The new code required that the authorities be
kept informed of the activities of each priest. With the approval of the
Vatican, the Mexican Episcopate decided to suspend all public worship in
churches thoughout the Republic after July 31, 1926.
On August 25, 1926 an
armed revolution called the Cristera Rebellion began in Valparaiso, Zacatecas
and quickly spread to Jalisco, Guanajuato, Colima, Sinaloa, Aguascalientes,
Michoacan, Durango, Querétaro, Oaxaca, Coahuila, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas,
Tlaxcala, the State of Mexico and the Federal District. The army had to fight
on two fronts: against the very bold and active Cristeros headed by Fathers
Vega and Pedroza, General Goroztieta and Ramón Aguilar; and beginning in March
1929 against a large military force that was incited to revolt mainly in
Coahuila and Nuevo León under General Gonzalo Escobar. It should be noted that
the Cristeros and the Escobaristas were not united.
Finally, with the
intervention of the North American clergy, the United States Ambassador to
Mexico, Mr. Dwight W. Morrow and the good offices of Archbishop Leopoldo Ruiz y
Flores, on June 21, 1929 the government without changing a single law, ordered
a general amnesty, returned all rights and privileges and religious worship was
reinstated. Some obsessed Cristero leaders wanted to continue the war but
little by little they lost their followers.
Compiled by: Luz
Aydeé Lara Arizmendi
Bibliography:
Gobernantes de México, by
Fernando Orozco Linares
Editorial Panorama
(Translated Text from Spanish to English)
The following topics
relating to the Cristera War are reproduced with permission from the author,
The Catholic Association of Mexican Youth. Additional information in Spanish may
be obtained from ACJM
The Conflict between the
State and the Church
The Blood of Martyrs
The Government and the
Cristero Movement
© Asociación Católica de la Juventud Mexicana 1999-2010
Email : jcomnetw@hotmail.com
Puebla México
SOURCE : https://gabamex.tripod.com/Engdocs/rebellion.htm
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pressi di San José nella regione di Chilpancinga in Messico, san Davide Uribe,
sacerdote e martire, che in tempo di persecuzione contro la Chiesa patì il
martirio per Cristo Re.
Nacque a Buenavista de
Cuéllar, Guerrero (Diocesi di Chilapa) il 29 dicembre 1889. Parroco di Iguala,
Guerrero (Diocesi di Chilapa). Esercitò in modo esemplare il suo ministero in
una regione attaccata dalla massoneria, dal protestantesimo e dallo scisma. Il
militare che lo catturò gli propose ampia libertà nel caso mai avesse accettato
le leggi e fosse diventato vescovo della chiesa scismatica creata dal governo
della repubblica. Il Padre David, ribadi ciò che già aveva scritto, appena un
mese prima, e che denota tutta la forza della sua fede e della sua fedeltà:
"Se sono stato unto con l'olio santo che mi fa ministro del`Altissimo,
perchè non essere unto con il mio sangue in difesa delle anime redente con il
sangue di Cristo?. .. Quale felicità morire in difesa dei diritti di Dio!.
Morire prima di rinnegare il Vicario di Cristo!". Ormai in carcere,
scrisse le sue ultime parole: "Dichiaro di non aver commesso i delitti che
mi vengono imputati .... Sto nelle mani di Dio e della Vergine di Guadalupe.
Domando a Dio perdono e perdono i Miei nemici; chiedo perdono a tutti quelli
che ho offeso". Condotto in un luogo vicino alla stazione di San José
Vistahermosa, Morelos (Diocesi di Cuernavaca) fu sacrificato con un colpo alla
nuca il 12 aprile 1927.
Autore: Mons. Oscar
Sánchez Barba, Postulatore
SOURCE : http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/90134
DAVID URIBE VELASCO
Nació en Buenavista de
Cuéllar, Gro. (Diócesis de Chilapa), el 29 de diciembre de 1889. Párroco de
Iguala, Gro. (Diócesis de Chilapa). Ejerció ejemplarmente su ministerio en una
región atacada por la masonería, el protestantismo y un grupo de cismáticos. El
militar que le apresó le propuso toda clase de garantías y libertad si aceptaba
las leyes y el ser obispo de la Iglesia cismática creada por el Gobierno de la
República, pero el Padre David reafirmó lo que había escrito un mes antes, y
que revela toda la fuerza de su fe y de su fidelidad: «Si fui ungido con el
óleo santo que me hace ministro del Altísimo, ¿por qué no ser ungido con mi
sangre en defensa de las almas redimidas con la sangre de Cristo? !Qué
felicidad morir en defensa de los derechos de Dios! ¡Morir antes que desconocer
al Vicario de Cristo!» Ya en la prisión escribió sus últimas palabras: «Declaro
que soy inocente de los delitos que se me acusa. Estoy en las manos de Dios y
de la Virgen de Guadalupe. Pido perdón a Dios y perdono a mis enemigos; pido
perdón a los que haya ofendido». Llegado a un lugar cercano a la estación de
San José Vistahermosa, Mor. (Diócesis de Cuernavaca), fue sacrificado con un
tiro en la nuca el 12 de abril de 1927.
SOURCE : http://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/saints/ns_lit_doc_20000521_uribe-velasco_sp.html
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