Mateus Moreira

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Mateus Moreira^[2] (? - October 3, 1645) is a Brazilian Catholic martyr. He was beatified on March 5, 2000 and canonized on October 15, 2017, along with the remaining Martyrs of Cunhaú and Uruaçu.

Biography[]

Mateus Moreira was a layman who was at Mass on October 3, 1645 when Dutch government troops under the command of Jacob Rabbi executed all the faithful who were at Sunday Mass, presided over by Father Ambrósio Francisco Ferro who was also martyred. Mateus Moreira had his heart torn in his back as he exclaimed, "Praise the Blessed Sacrament."

Beatification[]

The celebration was held in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican in the presence of the bishop of Natal, Mossoró and Caicó, and about a thousand Brazilians present at the celebration.

Patron of Extraordinary Ministers[]

At the 43rd General Assembly of the CNBB in Itaici / São Paulo in 2005, was approved Blessed Mateus Moreira as "Patron of the Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharistic Communion." In December 2005, the CNBB reported that the Holy See's Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments had approved the name of the Blessed as the patron of ministers.

See also[]

• Martyrs of Natal
• André de Soveral
• Ambrósio Francisco Ferro

References[]

External links[]

• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Natal Page