Nelson Santana | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 July 1955 Ibitinga, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Died | 24 December 1964 (aged 9) Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Cause of death | Bone cancer |
Nelson Santana, also called Nelsinho (31 July 1955 – 24 December 1964), was a Brazilian boy who died of osteosarcoma.[1] He came to be widely venerated in his hometown Ibitinga, and Pope Francis recognized his "heroic virtues" in 2019 and declared him venerable.[2][3]
- ^ "Congrégation pour les Causes des saints: un futur bienheureux et sept vénérables" [Congregation for the Causes of Saints: one future blessed and seven venerable ones]. Vatican News (in French). 8 April 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ Viega, Edison (9 October 2020). "Carlo Acutis: o italiano que está a caminho de se tornar 'santo adolescente' da Igreja Católica" [Carlo Acutis: the Italian who is on the way to becoming a 'teenage saint' of the Catholic Church]. BBC (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ Cavalhiero, Elisangela (17 March 2019). "Conheça a história de Nelsinho Santana, que morreu no dia que escolheu" [Discover the story of Nelsinho Santana, who died on the day he chose]. A12 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 December 2023.