throng of 40,000 which lined Pro's funeral procession. Another 20,000 waited at the cemetery where he was buried without a priest present, his father saying the final words. The Cristeros became more animated and fought with renewed enthusiasm, many of them carrying the newspaper photo of Pro before the firing squad. Beatification At Pro's beatification in Saint Peter's Square on September 25, 1988, Pope John Paul II said: References External links Catholic web site dedicated to Miguel Pro including numerous photographs of Miguel Pro Padre Pro, A Modern Martyr By Br. Dominic, M.I.C.M., Tert., at Catholicism.org Padre Pro, Martir de Cristo Rey By Capellania del Padre Pro 1891 births 1927 deaths Christ the King Cristero War Martyred Roman Catholic priests Jesuit martyrs Mexican Jesuits Mexican beatified people Executed Mexican people People executed by Mexico by firing squad Victims of anti-Catholic violence in Mexico 20th-century Roman Catholic martyrs 20th-century venerated Christians People celebrated in the Lutheran liturgical calendar Religious persecution 20th-century Mexican Roman Catholic priests Beatified Jesuits