Vítor Coelho
Vítor Coelho de Almeida (22 September 1899 – 21 July 1987), more known as "Padre Vítor Coelho", was a Brazilian Redemptorist priest and catechist. He was most famous for his preaching methods and his devotion to the patron saint of Brazil, Our Lady of Aparecida.[1]
Vítor Coelho de Almeida | |
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| Archdiocese | Aparecida |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 5 August 1923 |
| Rank | Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Vítor Coelho de Almeida September 22, 1899 Sacramento, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Died | July 21, 1987 (aged 87) Aparecida, Brazil |
| Buried | Basilica of Our Lady of Aparecida, Aparecida, Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
The tomb of the venerable priest Vitor Coelho in the Basilica of Our Lady of Aparecida
Coelho was born in Sacramento, Minas Gerais, the son of Leão Coelho de Almeida and Maria Sebastiana Alves Moreira.[2] He entered in the Santo Afonso seminary in Aparecida, completed his studies in Germany and was ordained a priest on 1923.
His beatification process is underway and is led by Dom Darci José, the Auxiliary Bishop of Aparecida.[3]
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