Mariano de la Mata
Mariano de la Mata Aparício | |
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Priest | |
Born | La Puebla de Valdavia, Palencia, Kingdom of Spain | 31 December 1905
Died | 5 April 1983 São Paulo, Brazil | (aged 77)
Beatified | 5 November 2006, São Paulo Cathedral, Brazil by Cardinal José Saraiva Martins |
Feast | 5 April |
Attributes | Priest's attire |
Patronage |
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Mariano de la Mata Aparício (31 December 1905 - 5 April 1983) was a
His beatification cause opened on 14 December 1996 and he became titled as a
Life
Mariano de la Mata Aparício was born in Palencia on 31 December 1905 as one of eight children to Manuel and Martina. Three brothers before him had become members of the Order of Saint Augustine while he was the uncle of six who joined that order.[2][1]
He entered the Order of Saint Augustine in 1921 and then began his studies for the
In 1961 he returned to teach at the Saint Augustine college and also took on the duties of a
He had his sight diminishing due to
Beatification
The beatification process opened on 14 December 1996 after the
The miracle for beatification was investigated in the Brazilian diocese that it originated in and concerned the healing of the child João Paulo Polotto who let go of his mother's hand and crossed the street and suffered a fractured skull after a truck hit him. The child was hospitalized with a severe cerebral hemorrhage but was healed. The process received C.C.S. validation on 23 November 2001 and a medical panel of experts approved that the child's healing was a miracle on 21 October 2004; theologians likewise agreed on 2 February 2005 as did the C.C.S. on 7 June 2005. Pope Benedict XVI confirmed this miracle on 28 April 2006 and thus approved the beatification. Cardinal José Saraiva Martins presided over the celebration on the pope's behalf before 8000 people in the São Paulo Cathedral on 5 November 2006.
The current postulator for this cause is the Augustinian priest Josef Sciberras.
References
- ^ a b c d "Blessed Mariano de la Mata Aparicio". Saints SQPN. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "Mariano de la Mata". Augnet. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ a b c "Bl. Mariano de la Mata Aparicio, O.S.A. (1905-1983)". Holy See. Retrieved 17 January 2017.