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Beato Gualter de Guimarães

También conocido como: Walter; Gualtiero

Beato

Post-Congregation

Día de Fiesta

2 August (Franciscan martyrology); first weekend in August (city of Guimarães, Portugal; known as the Gualterianas Festivals); 15 April on some calendars

Fallecimiento

30 June or 2 August (records vary) between 1236 and 1259 (records vary) in Guimarães, Portugal of natural causes; buried in the São Francisco de Guimarães convent; a chapel was built by the Brotherhood of Saint Gualter, and relics enshrined in it in 1577; the chapel was demolished during reconstruction of the convent church, and the relics were re-enshrined under its Descent from the Cross altar in 1742; at some point, the relics were placed in an statue used in processions, and were re-discovered in 2009

Beatificado

Miracles were reported at his gravesite and popular devotion developed in the region as early as the latter 13th century; relics enshrined in a chapel dedicated to him in 1577; in 1577, Pope Gregory XIII decreed spritual graces are granted to the faithful who visit sites dedicated to him on 2 August; 15 April 1621 Pope Gregory XV granted new indulgences for the memorial of Blessed Gualter

Biografía

Beato Gualter de Guimarães, también conocido como Walter o Gualtiero, fue un estudiante espiritual de San Francisco de Asís a principios del siglo XIII. Nació en un año desconocido y era originario de Guimarães, Portugal. Inspirado por las enseñanzas y el ejemplo de San Francisco, Gualter se convirtió en uno de los primeros frailes franciscanos, uniéndose a la comunidad religiosa en la casa de Monte di Santa Catarina cerca de Urgezes, Portugal.

Causa de Canonización

Beatified

Beatificado0002-08-01 por Miracles were reported at his gravesite and popular devotion developed in the region as early as the latter 13th century; relics enshrined in a chapel dedicated to him in 1577; in 1577, Pope Gregory XIII decreed spritual graces are granted to the faithful who visit sites dedicated to him on 2 August; 15 April 1621 Pope Gregory XV granted new indulgences for the memorial of Blessed Gualter