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João Francisco de Siqueira Andrade
Brazilian priest, founder of the Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Amparo
Servant of GodFull write-upBrazil
Born
16 July 1837
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Died
10 April 1881
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Beatified
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not yet
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Padre Siqueira founded a free school for poor girls in Petrópolis in 1871 and from it the Congregation of Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Amparo.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Diocese of Petrópolis opened the diocesan process of the Servant of God on 10 April 2026 at the Cathedral of São Pedro de Alcântara.
The cause
João Francisco de Siqueira Andrade 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 João Francisco de Siqueira Andrade.
Sources
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.