Frei Tito

Frei Tito
OP
Born
Tito de Alencar Lima

14 September 1945
Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
Died10 August 1974(1974-08-10) (aged 28)
Sainte Marie de La Tourette, Éveux, France
Cause of deathSuicide by hanging
OccupationRoman Catholic friar

Tito de Alencar Lima, O.P. (better known as Frei Tito; 14 September 1945 – 10 August 1974) was a Brazilian Dominican friar who was severely tortured during his country's rule by a military dictatorship. This torture eventually led to his suicide.

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