Santo Toribio: The Rise of a Saint

<p>Santo Toribio (1900-28) was canonized by the Roman Catholic Church in 2000 as a martyr of Mexico's bloody<em> Cristero</em> Rebellion. He enjoyed a modest local following for decades after the Rebellion as many of the other <em>Cristero</em> martyr-saints did. However, around the time of his canonization, a new identity began to emerge different from that of martyr; he became the patron saint of immigration. For believers, Santo Toribio helps mitigate the criminal nature of this act by showing God's approval and blessing. He places the pain and social distortion of Border crossing in Roman Catholic contexts of holiness and divine intervention. This thesis begins to catalog and analyze the nature of Santo Toribio's unofficial patronage.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A.

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters Thesis

Year dc:date.available

2011

Author dc:creator

• Evans, Thomas G.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Luís León, Ph.D.
• Gregory Robbins

• Catholic studies
• Cristero Rebellion
• Mexican history
• Pope John Paul II
• Santo Toribio Romo
• U.S./Mexican border
• History of Christianity
• Religion

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• <p>Copyright is held by the author. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.</p>

Language dc:language

en

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.du.edu/etd/187

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.du.edu:etd-1186