Father Jose Ramon Miguel Agustin Pro

Father Jose Ramon Miguel Agustin Pro

The Martyr I chose was Father Jose Miguel Agustin Pro. He was born January 13, 1891 in the town of Guadalupe, Mexico. His parents were Josepa and Miguel and they were the parents of 11 children. Padre Pro lived in El Lano. After reading about Father Pro I realized that you need to know some background information to understand why he became a martyr and basically just to understand him and the way he behaved.

One day Miguel’s mother took him on her lap and told him about the martyrdom of a great Franciscan and after he heard the story he looked up at his mother and said “ Mother Darling, I also would love to die a martyr’s death!” That was the day that he had decided that he had truly wanted to become a martyr. Things that occurred later on in his life just made him more sure that becoming a martyr was his true des...