San Francisco Javier de Corozal - The faith of the Yucatan refugees
The Catholic parish of Corozal is dedicated to San Francisco Javier and was established in 1859 within the Jesuit mission of Belize, to serve the Catholic refugees of the War of Castas del Yucatan. The Franciscans are taking care of her today.
🌹 Wonders and anecdotes
- Corodal was founded in 1848 by mixed refugees fleeing the Castas del Yucatan War; the Catholic faith came with them.
- The arrival of about seven thousand Yucatecan Catholics in northern Belize moved the Jesuits to establish the Belize Mission in 1851; of it was born the parish of Corozal in 1859.
- The parish, historically served by Jesuits, is today entrusted to the Franciscan friars.
- It is among the Jubilee churches of Belize for the 2025 Holy Year.
San Francisco Javier (Corozal)
In Corozal the faith crossed the border with the exiles of the Yucatan and took root by the sea: a community born of the exodus, sustained by the hope and tenderness of the Virgin that her elders brought with them.
"San Francisco Javier, patron of the missions, reaches strength for the banished peoples.
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