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 declared a martyr. Therefore, his beatification 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.
Patron saint of Mexico; Prisoners; Illness
In the Martyrology
- March 10 Blessed Elias del Socorro Nieves Castillo, Augustinian priest and martyr of Mexico