Antônio Ferreira Viçoso
Portuguese Roman Catholic prelate
The Vatican record
- 8 July 2014 — Heroic virtue declared — title Venerable (decree list, 2014)
Who they were
Antônio José Ferreira Viçoso (13 May 1787 – 7 July 1875) was a Portuguese religious priest of the Congregation of the Mission. He served as bishop of Mariana from 1843 until his death. He relocated to Brazil prior to his episcopal appointment where he worked to establish the ecclesial institutions on a solid basis and opposed government efforts to control the ecclesial workings that he believed were under the domain of the episcopal superiors while he also was attentive to the needs of the poor in his diocese. In the face of strong opposition he ordained the first black slave ever to become a priest who was Blessed Francisco de Paula Victor.
Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
The miracles
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 is available on this saint so far.
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
- Francisco de Paula Victor Blessed“In the face of strong opposition he ordained the first black slave ever to become a priest who was Blessed Francisco de Paula Victor.” — Wikipedia
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints — promulgated decrees (causesanti.va), summarised in our own words
- Wikidata Q9621660 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Antônio Ferreira Viçoso (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.