St. Jesús Méndez-Montoya
St. Jesús Méndez-Montoya
Musical Martyr 1880 – 1928
Patronage Mexico, Music, Choirs, & Music Ministry
Feast Day May 21
During the Mexican Christian persecution, Fr. Méndez served his people secretly. He taught the faith and music to his village. Music was so important to him that he got a choir together to make the mass celebrations livelier. Eventually he was found by the police. and martyred. They allowed him to consume all the Eucharist hosts before shooting him to death.
Small Snippet
Saint Jesús Méndez, intercede to the Holy Ghost that I may turn to music when I find myself surrounded by darkness. That I may experience the power and beauty of music.
Prayer
Artistic Process
This face was exactly what I was looking for in the making of Claire.
Inspiration
I drew the bloodshot wounds modeled after this reference.
Blood Shot Wounds
These plants remind me of cactus to some degree, and I know Mexico has native cactus.Maybe not these exact plants, but the colors felt right to evoke his musical life.
Stone Crops
Since he was a martyr, these branches symbolize his faith in the face of death.
Palm Branches
Fr. Mendez-Montoya’s love endured through his death, that his love for his community lasted in beauty as these roses do in death.
Dried Roses
