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Albino Alves da Cunha e Silva
VenerableFull write-up
Born
22 September 1882
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Died
19 September 1973
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Venerable
20 February 2021
Vatican record
Canonised
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not yet
The Vatican record
- 20 February 2021 — Heroic virtue declared — title Venerable (decree list, 2021)
Who they were
Albino Alves da Cunha e Silva was a diocesan priest, born at Codeçôso, Portugal, on 22 September 1882, who died at Catanduva, Brazil, on 19 September 1973. Pope Francis recognised his heroic virtue on 20 February 2021.
The miracles
The Church has not yet approved a miracle in this cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Church recognised his heroic virtue in 2021.
The cause
Albino Alves da Cunha e Silva has been declared Venerable; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Postulation for the causes of saints: Venerable Albino Alves da Cunha e Silva.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - decrees published in 2021
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints — promulgated decrees (causesanti.va), summarised in our own words
- Not yet in Wikidata. Name as the Vatican spells it.
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.