Blessed João Schiavo
Also known as: Giovanni Schiavo
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
January 27
Born
July 8, 1903
Died
January 1, 27
Beatified
28 October 2017 by Pope Francis
Venerated
14 December 2015 by Pope Francis (decree of heroic virtues)
Biography
Blessed João Schiavo, also known as Giovanni Schiavo, was born on 8 July 1903 in Sant'Urbano de Montecchio Maggiore, Vicenza, Italy. He was the eldest of nine children born to Luiz, a shoemaker, and Rosa Schiavo. During his youth, João faced a severe health challenge when he suffered through four years of meningitis, which nearly took his life.
Cause for Canonization
Beatified
Beatified2017-10-28 by 28 October 2017 by Pope Francis; beatification celebrated in the Pavilhões da Festa da Uva, Caxias do Sul, Brazil, presided by Cardinal Angelo Amato; his beatification miracle involved the cure from acute peritonitis of Juvelino Cara on 9 September 1997
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