Antônio de Almeida Lustosa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Brazilian priest
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Place of Birth: São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil
About Antônio de Almeida Lustosa
- Antônio de Almeida Lustosa (11 February 1886 - 14 August 1974) was a Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate and professed member from the Salesians of Don Bosco.
- Lustosa served in two dioceses and two archdioceses in his career where he was reputed for his holiness and his learning.
- He introduced a range of innovations from media to new parishes and seminaries in order to restore his dioceses and archdioceses.
- He was a constant evangelizer and was also an author who wrote children's literature and music in addition to hagiographical and theological works.
- Lustosa was still a reluctant bishop but accepted each new position in obedience.
- But his health forced him to retire in 1963 and he still remained a noted pastor following his resignation.His reputation for holiness had been noted in his life while he served in his dioceses and archdioceses and steps were taken in order to initialize a potential beatification process.
- The cause opened in 1992 and he became titled as a Servant of God.
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