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Venerable Joaquim Alves Brás

photograph of Venerable Joaquim Alves Brás in Rome, Italy, date unknown, photographer unknown; swiped from Wikimedia Commons Profile

Priest in the patriarchate of Lisbon, Portugal. Founded the Secular Institute of the Cooperators of the Family. Founded Work of Saint Zita.

Born

20 March 1889 in Casegas-Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal

13 March 1966 in Lisbon, Portugal of natural causes

15 March 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of heroic virtues)

Additional Information

other sites in english
- Hagiography Circle

sites em português
- Padre Alves Bras

MLA Citation

“Venerable Joaquim Alves Brás“. CatholicSaints.Info. 26 April 2017. Web. 22 April 2021. <>