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João Benvegnú
Brazilian priest of Passo Fundo in Rio Grande do Sul
Servant of GodFull write-upBrazil
Born
12 August 1907
verified
Died
3 January 1986
verified
Beatified
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not yet
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Born at Muçum in Rio Grande do Sul to a family of Italian descent, he was a parish priest who also promoted farming and local development in his region.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
His cause was opened in the diocese of Passo Fundo in December 2011.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Sources
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