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Gilberto Maria Defina
Brazilian founder of the Missionary Institute Servants of Jesus the Saviour
Servant of GodFull write-upBrazil
Born
2 August 1925
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Died
5 December 2004
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Beatified
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Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Born at Ribeirão Preto, he founded the Missionary Institute Servants of Jesus the Saviour, known as the Salvistas, and died in São Paulo in 2004.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Holy See authorised the cause with the nihil obstat of 13 January 2021 and the diocesan inquiry opened on 30 October 2021.
The cause
Gilberto Maria Defina is named a Servant of God; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: The cause of Gilberto Maria Defina.
Sources
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