João de Oliveira Matos Ferreira, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Portuguese priest
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Place of Birth: Valverde, Castelo Branco District, Portugal
About João de Oliveira Matos Ferreira
- João de Oliveira Matos Ferreira (1 March 1879 – 29 August 1962) was a Portuguese Roman Catholic prelate and bishop who served in Guarda from his appointment in 1922 until his death.
- He was also the founder of the League of the Servants of Jesus.The process for his beatification culminated on 3 June 2013 once Pope Francis declared him to be Venerable after recognizing his life of heroic virtue.
- The pope must approve one miracle attributed to him in order for him to be beatified; one such case is now under investigation.
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