ist . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁student ▁and ▁friend ▁of ▁the ▁bishop ▁Saint ▁Rafael ▁Gu í zar ▁Val encia ▁and ▁studied ▁for ▁the ▁priest hood ▁in ▁secret ▁during ▁the ▁Cr ister o ▁War ▁that ▁pl ag ued ▁Mexico ▁during ▁the ▁th irt ies . ▁He ▁was ▁even ▁dub bed ▁as ▁" the ▁new ▁P adre ▁P io " ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁similar ities ▁to ▁the ▁Italian ▁Cap uch in . ▁ ▁He ▁became ▁titled ▁as ▁a ▁Serv ant ▁of ▁God ▁under ▁Pope ▁Bened ict ▁XVI ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁once ▁the ▁canon ization ▁cause ▁comm enced ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁titled ▁as ▁V ener able ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁after ▁Pope ▁Francis ▁confirmed ▁that ▁the ▁late ▁priest ▁led ▁a ▁life ▁of ▁hero ic ▁virtue . ▁ ▁Life ▁Juan ▁Manuel ▁Martín ▁del ▁Cam po ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁to ▁Ana ▁Martín ▁del ▁Cam po . ▁His ▁parents ▁would ▁lead ▁their ▁children ▁in ▁ros aries ▁on ▁a ▁frequent ▁basis ▁and ▁his ▁mother ▁would ▁bless ▁him ▁before ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁sleep . ▁His ▁elder ▁brother ▁Fernando ▁became ▁a ▁priest . ▁ ▁He ▁studied ▁for ▁the ▁priest hood ▁in ▁Ver ac ru z ▁during ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁religious ▁per sec ution ▁of ▁the ▁Cr ister o ▁War ▁and ▁so ▁attended ▁under ground ▁classes ▁that ▁were ▁conducted ▁in ▁secret ▁and ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁time ▁off ▁admin ister ing ▁to ▁the ▁poor ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁ill ▁while ▁also ▁helping ▁to