Blessed João Schiavo - Catholic Blessed

Blessed João Schiavo

Also known as: Giovanni Schiavo

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

27-Jan

Born

8 July 1903 in Sant’Urbano de Montecchio Maggiore, Vicenza, Italy

Died

At 9:30am on 27 January 1967 in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil of liver damage from hepatitis and liver cancer

Beatified

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

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