Vítor Coelho
Vítor Coelho de Almeida (September 22, 1899 - July 21, 1987), more known as "Padre Vítor Coelho", was a Brazilian Redemptorist priest and catechist. He was most famous for his preaching methods and his devotion to the patron saint of Brazil, Our Lady of Aparecida.[1]
Vítor Coelho | |
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| Archdiocese | Aparecida |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 5 August 1923 |
| Rank | Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Vítor Coelho de Almeida |
| Born | September 22, 1899 Sacramento, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Died | July 21, 1987 (aged 87) Aparecida, Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sainthood | |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Title as Saint | Servant of God |
Coelho was born in Sacramento, Minas Gerais, the son of Leão Coelho de Almeida and Maria Sebastiana Alves Moreira.[2] He entered in the Santo Afonso seminary in Aparecida, completed his studies in Germany and was ordained a priest on 1923.
His beatification process is underway and is led by Dom Darci José, the Auxiliary Bishop of Aparecida.[3]
See also
- Our Lady of Aparecida
- Roman Catholicism in Brazil
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