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Antônio de Almeida Lustosa
VenerableFull write-up
Born
11 February 1886
verified
Died
14 August 1974
verified
Venerable
22 June 2023
Vatican record
Canonised
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not yet
The Vatican record
- 22 June 2023 — Heroic virtue declared — title Venerable (decree list, 2023)
Who they were
Antônio de Almeida Lustosa, of the Salesian Society of St John Bosco, was Archbishop of Fortaleza; he was born at São João del Rei, Brazil, on 11 February 1886 and died at Carpina, Brazil, on 14 August 1974. Pope Francis recognised his heroic virtue on 22 June 2023.
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 2023.
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 Bosco Saint“Antônio de Almeida Lustosa, of the Salesian Society of St John Bosco, was Archbishop of Fortaleza; he was born at São João del Rei, Brazil, on 11 February 1886 and died at Carpina, Brazil, on 14 August 1974.” — this site's research
- Rosita Paiva Servant of God“Born at Lábrea in Amazonas, she founded the Instituto Josefino with Monsignor Luís de Carvalho Rocha and Archbishop Antônio de Almeida Lustosa in Fortaleza cathedral on 4 January 1933, and the institute's work for persecuted and vulnerable children continues.” — this site's research
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - decrees published in 2023
- 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.