Born on April 16, 1900, in Jalisco, Mexico, Toribio received special dispensation from the Vatican to be ordained at age 21.
The 27-year-old priest was killed on February 25, 1928, one of the 25 martyrs of the Cristero War. The conflict had originated as a rebellion by Catholics of Jalisco against the government's anti-clerical policies.
Toribio was canonized on this day in 2000.
- Little White Book, Diocese of Saginaw