“José Luis Sánchez del Río”
Exclusive Restored Photograph

José Luis Sánchez del Río (March 28, 1913 – February 10, 1928) was a Mexican Cristero who was killed by government officials because he refused to renounce his Catholic faith. The Cristeros were a popular uprising against the Mexican government’s attempt to destroy the Catholic Church in Mexico in order to advance godless socialism.

The courage and conviction of Jose can hardly be overstated. Captured in a skirmish between the Cristoros and federal troops, he was ordered to renounce his faith in Christ. He refused. The authorities forced him to watch the hanging of another Cristero, but José, instead of renouncing his faith, encouraged the man, saying that they would soon meet again in Heaven after death. The police tortured him in terrible, agonizing ways, but still, he would not turn agonist Christ. Shortly before he died, he shouted, “I will never give in. Viva Cristo Rey!”

He was canonized in 2016. He is a Patron Saint of persecuted Christians and children & adolescents.

We hope this restored photo of Jose, like all the ones we offer in our series, lets you be closer to the Saint, and thus closer to Jesus!

** IMPORTANT ** THE IMAGE IS SMALLER THAN THE PAPER! There is a white border of about 0.5" inch for 5x7", 1.3" for 8.5x11", or 1.6" for 11x14" pictures. All Approx! Fine art printers do this because the images are almost never the same rectangular ratio of the standard paper sizes. It also gives the prints a finished look, and lets them look good in a frame without a matt.

– Acid-free paper
– Archival pigments, rated to last for generations.
– Cardboard backer
– Above story of the art
– Enclosed in a tight-fitting, crystal clear bag.

Thanks for your interest!

Thanks!
Sue & John

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“In order to communicate the message entrusted to her by Christ, the Church needs art.” ~ St. Pope John Paul II

Original image is out-of-copyright. Descriptive text and image alterations (hence the whole new image) © by Sue Kouma Johnson – CatholicArtAndJewelry.