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Married layman and father in the archdiocese of Guadalajara, he worked as a mechanic. Brother of Blessed José Luciano Ezequiel Huerta-Gutiérrez. Noted for his devotion to the Eucharist and attendance at daily Mass. Imprisoned, tortured and executed in the persecutions of the Mexican Revolution. Martyr.

Born

• 18 March 1880 in Magdalena, Jalisco, Mexico

Died

• shot on 3 April 1927 in the cemetery in Mezquitán, Jalisco, Mexico

Venerated

• 22 June 2004 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

• 20 November 2005 by Pope Benedict XVI

MLA Citation

• “Blessed José Salvador Huerta-Gutiérrez“. CatholicSaints.Info. 19 March 2019. Web. 26 January 2021. <>