Joaquín Sáenz y Arriaga (12 October 1899 – 28 April 1976) was a Mexican

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priest and

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who was excommunicated from the

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. He was associated with the secret society ''

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''. He died of

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on 28 April 1976.Rius Facius, Antonio (1980). ''¡Excomulgado!'' 'Excommunicated!'' - trajectory and thought of presbyter Dr. Joaquín Sáenz Arriaga México: Costa Amic Editores (endnotes are taken from the 1983 edition), pp. 180-89.

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