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St. Antonio of Tlaxcala

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Feastday: May 14
Patron: Mexico; children; Christian converts
Birth: c. 1516
Death: September 1529

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Saint Antonio of Tlaxcala was a young Mexican convert and martyr who helped witness to the Gospel during the first generation of the Church in Mexico. Together with Saint Juan, he rejected the worship of idols and defended the Christian faith despite threats. He was killed while still a child and is honored among the young martyrs of Tlaxcala.

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