Marcelo Henrique Câmara
Brazilian layman of Opus Dei, law lecturer and public prosecutor
Who they were
A young lawyer, lecturer and supernumerary of Opus Dei, he is remembered for living ordinary life with Christian joy through four years of lymphoma.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
The archdiocesan tribunal for his cause was opened on 8 March 2020 at the Sacred Heart Sanctuary in Florianópolis, after the nihil obstat of November 2019; the diocesan phase closed in 2024 and the Roman phase is under way.
The cause
Marcelo Henrique Câmara 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 Marcelo Henrique Câmara.
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.