Michelangelo Serafini da Cingoli (Frei Miguel)
Italian-born Capuchin friar known as the "Apostle of Aracaju" in Brazil
Who they were
Born at Cingoli in the Italian Marches, he spent more than forty years in Sergipe as a confessor and organiser of charitable and educational works, and died aged 104.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
Archbishop Josafá Menezes of Aracaju decreed the introduction of his cause in October 2024 and the solemn opening session of the archdiocesan inquiry was held on 26 November 2024 at the Sanctuary of St Jude Thaddeus in Aracaju.
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.
- Processo de beatificação do frei Miguel será aberto pela Arquidiocese de Aracaju – CNBB
- Fiéis recordam os treze anos de eternidade do Servo de Deus, Frei Miguel – Canção Nova Notícias
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.