Manuel Nogueira (Bento)
Portuguese Hospitaller of St John of God who served the sick in Mozambique
Who they were
Father Manuel Nogueira joined the Hospitaller Order of St John of God in 1941, was ordained in 1960 and went as a missionary to Mozambique in 1972, staying through independence and the years of upheaval. Santiebeati gives his birth as 5 April 1927, against 8 April in the Hagiography Circle record.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
The nihil obstat was granted on 3 October 2023 and the diocesan inquiry opened in Lisbon on 5 April 2024.
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.
Connected on this site
- John of God Saint“Father Manuel Nogueira joined the Hospitaller Order of St John of God in 1941, was ordained in 1960 and went as a missionary to Mozambique in 1972, staying through independence and the years of upheaval.” — this site's research
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.