Padre Cícero

Servant of God

Cícero Romão Batista
Batista in 1924, aged 80
DioceseDiocese of Crato
Orders
Ordination30 November 1870
Personal details
Born(1844-03-24)March 24, 1844
Vila Real do Crato, Ceará, Empire of Brazil
DiedJuly 20, 1934(1934-07-20) (aged 90)
Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil
DenominationRoman Catholic

Cícero Romão Batista (24 March 1844 – 20 July 1934) also known as "Padre Cícero", was a Brazilian Catholic priest who became a spiritual leader to the people of Northeastern Brazil.

Batista has been declared a saint by the Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church. He was listed in the Top 100 Greatest Brazilians of All Time in July 2012.

Despite many conflicts with the Church hierarchy during his life, official reconciliation with the Catholic occurred in December 2015. The beatification process was opened on August 20, 2022 after the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints issued the official "nihil obstat" (no objections to the cause) edict and titled him as a servant of God. 

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