Moisés Lira Serafín
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Moisés Lira Serafín | |
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| Born | 16 September 1893 Tlatempa, Zacatlán, Mexico |
| Died | 25 June 1950 (aged 56) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Feast | 25 June |
| Patronage | MSPS |
Blessed Moisés Lira Serafín (16 September 1893 – 25 June 1950) was a Mexican priest who founded the Congregation of the Missionaries of Charity of Mary Immaculate.[1]
Moisés Lira Serafín was born in Tlatempa, Zacatlán, Mexico, on 16 September 1893. He was the founder of the Congregation of the Missionaries of Charity of Mary Immaculate. His mother died when he was 5 years old, an event that would mark his life. His father was a teacher and traveled with him widely. He studied at the Palafoxiano Seminary in Puebla and later, in 1914, entered the Congregation of the Missionaries of the Holy Spirit at the personal invitation of the Congregation's founder, Father Félix de Jesús Rougier. He was the first member of this congregation, in which he professed his vows on 4 February 1917. Five years later he was ordained a priest, on 14 May 1922. He experienced part of the religious persecution in Mexico and emigrated to Rome, where he lived until 1928. On 29 March 1934, he founded the congregation of the Missionaries of Charity of Mary Immaculate.[2]