Mateo Elías Nieves Castillo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Mexican Priest
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Place of Birth: Yuriria Municipality, Guanajuato, Mexico
About Mateo Elías Nieves Castillo
- Mateo Elías Nieves Castillo (21 September 1882 – 10 March 1928) was a Mexican Roman Catholic priest who was also a member of the Order of Saint Augustine who assumed the name of Elias del Socorro when he became a member of the order. Pope John Paul II beatified him on 12 October 1997 without a miracle because he was killed "in odium fidei" and therefore did not require a miracle.
- Instead it was proved that he was killed in hatred of the faith.
- A miracle is now under investigation for prospective sainthood.
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