Mateus Moreira
{{Short description|Brazilian Catholic saint}}
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|death_date=3 October 1645
|feast_day= 3 October
|venerated_in=Catholic Church
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|death_place=Cunhaú, present Canguaretama, Portuguese Empire
|titles=Martyr
|beatified_date=March 5, 2000
|beatified_by=Pope John Paul II
|canonized_date=October 15, 2017
|canonized_by= Pope Francis
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|patronage=Rio Grande do Norte[http://www.tribunadonorte.com.br/noticia/rn-ganha-martires-como-padroeiros/262840 RN ganha mártires como padroeiros]
Eucharistic Ministers[https://cnbbsul1.org.br/santos-martires-do-brasil/ Santos mártires do Brasil] Episcopal Conference of Brazil
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Mateus Moreira (d. 3 October 1645) was a Portuguese martyr, from Colonial Brazil, of the Catholic Church.[http://catholicsaints.info/martyrs-of-brazil/ Martyrs of Brazil] CatholicSaints.Info He was beatified on March 5, 2000 and canonized on October 15, 2017, along with the other Martyrs of Natal.[https://opoka.org.pl/biblioteka/T/TS/swieci/b_andrzej_soveral.html BŁOGOSŁAWIENI ANDRZEJ DE SOVERAL, AMBROŻY FRANCISZEK FERRO I 28 TOWARZYSZY]
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 Ambrósio Francisco Ferro who was also martyred. Mateus Moreira had his heart torn out from 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.
Patron of Extraordinary Ministers
At the 43rd General Assembly of the CNBB in Itaici/São Paulo in 2005, Mateus Moreira was stated 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 Moreira as the patron of ministers.{{cn|date=July 2022}}
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External links
- [http://arquidiocesedenatal.org.br/historia-martires-de-cunhau-e-uruacu Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Natal Page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806180123/http://arquidiocesedenatal.org.br/historia-martires-de-cunhau-e-uruacu |date=2019-08-06 }}
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Category:Brazilian Roman Catholic saints
Category:Beatifications by Pope John Paul II