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Libério Rodrigues Moreira
VenerableFull write-up
Born
30 June 1884
verified
Died
21 December 1980
verified
Venerable
14 March 2024
Vatican record
Canonised
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not yet
The Vatican record
- 14 March 2024 — Heroic virtue declared — title Venerable (decree list, 2024)
Who they were
Libério Rodrigues Moreira was a diocesan priest, born at Lagoa Santa, Brazil, on 30 June 1884, who died at Divinópolis, Brazil, on 21 December 1980. Pope Francis recognised his heroic virtue on 14 March 2024.
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 2024.
The cause
Libério Rodrigues Moreira 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 cause of Liberio Rodrigues Moreira.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - decrees published in 2024
- 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.