José Bernardi (Nemésio of Veranópolis)
Brazilian Capuchin priest of Rio Grande do Sul
Who they were
Born at Veranópolis in Rio Grande do Sul, he entered the Capuchins in 1944, took the name Nemésio and made his perpetual profession in 1949, spending his life in the order until his death in Rio de Janeiro.
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 archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro in 2022.
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.
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.