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'''Gonçalo de Amarante''' (variably 'Gonzalo', 'Gundisalvus', etc.) (1187 in Arriconha, Tagilde, [[Vizela]] – 10 January 1259 in [[Amarante, Portugal]]) was a [[Portuguese people|Portuguese]] priest and [[hermit]] before becoming a [[Dominican Order|Dominican]] friar later in life; canonized by [[Pope Pius IV]] in 1560. |
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|name = [[Beatification|Blessed]]<br>Gonçalo de Amarante |
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|birth_date = 1187 |
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|birth_place = Arriconha, Tagilde, [[Vizela]], [[Portugal]] |
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|death_date = 10 January 1259 (aged 71) |
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|death_place = [[Amarante, Portugal|Amarante]], Portugal |
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|titles = Priest |
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|venerated_in = [[Roman Catholic Church]] |
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|feast_day = 10 January |
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|attributes = Dominican habit |
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|patronage = Amarante |
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|beatified_date = 16 September 1561 |
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|beatified_place = [[Saint Peter's Basilica]], [[Papal States]] |
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|beatified_by = [[Pope Pius IV]] |
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[[Beatification|Blessed]] '''Gonçalo de Amarante''' (1187 - 10 January 1259) was a [[Portuguese people|Portuguese]] [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] [[priest]] and a professed member from the [[Order of Preachers]].<ref name=SQPN>{{citeweb|url=http://catholicsaints.info/blessed-gonzalo-de-amarante/|title=Blessed Gonzalo de Amarante|date=15 January 2011|publisher=Saints SQPN|accessdate=13 October 2016}}</ref> He became a Dominican friar and hermit after his return from a long pilgrimage that took him to both [[Rome]] and to [[Jerusalem]].<ref name=SEB>{{citeweb|url=http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/90749|title=Blessed Gundislavo Amarante|publisher=Santi e Beati|date=|accessdate=13 October 2016}}</ref> |
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==Background== |
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Known to be devoted to Jesus from childhood, in adulthood he was ordained a diocesan priest. After some time in an extravagantly comfortable parish ministry Gonçalo is said to have gone on pilgrimage to the Holy Land, turning over his responsibilities to his nephew, also a priest. He is held to have returned after some fourteen years on the pilgrim trail. |
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His beatification received approval in 1561 under [[Pope Pius IV]]. |
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==Life== |
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Gonçalo was born in 1187 in [[Portugal]] to nobles. It was said at his [[baptism]] he fixed his intense gaze upon the [[Crucifix]] as he was being carried to the baptismal font.<ref name=SQPN/> |
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Wax models of parts of the body which need healing are offered in his church at Amarante.<ref>Rough guide to Portugal - Page 328 Mark Ellingham, John Fisher, Graham Kenyon - 2002 "... devoted to Goncalo's healing miracles, the practice is to offer wax models of every conceivable part of the body ..."</ref> |
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He was devoted to [[Jesus Christ]] in his childhood and decided to become a [[priest]]. He was later [[ordained]] as such after the successful completion of his studies and distributed his great wealth to his nephews.<ref name=SQPN/> The new priest spent time in his parish of Saint Paio and took time off on one occasion to go to visit [[Rome]] and [[Jerusalem]] while leaving his priest nephew in charge of his parish. It was held that he returned from the pilgrimage after just over a decade.<ref name=SEB/> He visited the tombs of [[Saint Peter]] and [[Saint Paul]] before going to Jerusalem via ship. |
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| ⚫ | Gonçalo returned to find that austere measures he now upheld in his life were something that his nephew did welcome and who set a dog upon him while viewing him as nothing more than a vagrant. Discernment led Gonçalo to the [[Order of Preachers]] to which he was admitted into and he was allowed to live as a hermit who was in the service of his local people. He built a bridge himself over the [[Tamega River]].<ref name=SQPN/><ref name=SEB/> |
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He died in 1259. |
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==Beatification== |
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[[Pope Pius IV]] beatified him on 16 September 1561. |
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==External links== |
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*http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=282 |
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*[http://catholicsaints.info/blessed-gonzalo-de-amarante/ Saints SQPN] |
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Revision as of 12:17, 13 October 2016
Blessed Gonçalo de Amarante | |
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 Painting. | |
| Priest | |
| Born | 1187 Arriconha, Tagilde, Vizela, Portugal |
| Died | 10 January 1259 (aged 71) Amarante, Portugal |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 16 September 1561, Saint Peter's Basilica, Papal States by Pope Pius IV |
| Feast | 10 January |
| Attributes | Dominican habit |
| Patronage | Amarante |
Blessed Gonçalo de Amarante (1187 - 10 January 1259) was a Portuguese Roman Catholic priest and a professed member from the Order of Preachers.[1] He became a Dominican friar and hermit after his return from a long pilgrimage that took him to both Rome and to Jerusalem.[2]
His beatification received approval in 1561 under Pope Pius IV.
Life
Gonçalo was born in 1187 in Portugal to nobles. It was said at his baptism he fixed his intense gaze upon the Crucifix as he was being carried to the baptismal font.[1]
He was devoted to Jesus Christ in his childhood and decided to become a priest. He was later ordained as such after the successful completion of his studies and distributed his great wealth to his nephews.[1] The new priest spent time in his parish of Saint Paio and took time off on one occasion to go to visit Rome and Jerusalem while leaving his priest nephew in charge of his parish. It was held that he returned from the pilgrimage after just over a decade.[2] He visited the tombs of Saint Peter and Saint Paul before going to Jerusalem via ship.
Gonçalo returned to find that austere measures he now upheld in his life were something that his nephew did welcome and who set a dog upon him while viewing him as nothing more than a vagrant. Discernment led Gonçalo to the Order of Preachers to which he was admitted into and he was allowed to live as a hermit who was in the service of his local people. He built a bridge himself over the Tamega River.[1][2]
He died in 1259.
Cakes
The so-called "Bolos de São Gonçalo" are an icon of being fertile and are associated with Amarante. But the reason for the association with the name of Gonçalo is disputed and obscure.
Beatification
Pope Pius IV beatified him on 16 September 1561.
The late priest is considered to be quite popular in Brazil and has several localities named after him such as São Gonçalo do Amarante.
References
- ^ a b c d "Blessed Gonzalo de Amarante". Saints SQPN. 15 January 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ a b c "Blessed Gundislavo Amarante". Santi e Beati. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
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