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Nelsinho Santana
Young Brasilian, venerable
VenerableBrazil
Born
31 July 1955
Vatican record
Died
24 December 1964
Vatican record
Venerable
6 April 2019
Vatican record
Canonised
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not yet
The Vatican record
- 6 April 2019 — Heroic virtue declared — title Venerable (decree list, 2019)
Who they were
Nelson Santana, also called "Nelsinho" (31 July 1955 – 24 December 1964), was a Brazilian boy who died of osteosarcoma. He came to be widely venerated in his hometown Ibitinga, and Pope Francis recognized his heroic virtue in 2019 and declared him venerable.
Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
The miracles
No miracle approved yet
The Church has declared this person’s heroic virtue, which is what the title Venerable means. One approved miracle is needed before beatification.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information available on this saint.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints — promulgated decrees (causesanti.va), summarised in our own words
- Wikidata Q101092866 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Nelson Santana (CC BY-SA)
Not yet written up in full. The dates and the step marked “Vatican record” come from the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints; the rest comes from Wikidata and is not yet checked.