Jose Gabriel del Rosario Brochero, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJose Gabriel del Rosario Brochero
Argentinian presbyter
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Place of Birth: Santa Rosa de Río Primero, Córdoba Province, Argentina
About Jose Gabriel del Rosario Brochero
- Saint Jose Gabriel del Rosario Brochero (16 March 1840 – 26 January 1914) was a Roman Catholic Argentinian priest who suffered leprosy throughout his life.
- He is known for his extensive work with the poor and the sick.
- He became affectionately known as "the Gaucho priest" and the "cowboy priest". He was beatified on 14 September 2013 after a healing was recognized as a miracle attributed to him.
- Cardinal Angelo Amato – on the behalf of Pope Francis – presided over the beatification.
- Another miracle under investigation was approved in 2016 and a date for canonization was approved in a gathering of cardinals on 15 March 2016; he was canonized as a saint on 16 October 2016.
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