Zefyrinus Namuncurá
Zefyrinus (Ceferino) Namuncurá (born August 26, 1886 in Chimpay , Argentina , † May 11, 1905 in Rome ) is a blessed of the Don Bosco family . The young layman of indigenous ( Mapuche ) origin was beatified on November 11, 2007 in his birthplace Chimpay .
Life
Ceferino Namuncurá was the son of the Mapuche chief Manuel Namuncurá, a soldier. He was baptized by a Salesian missionary and grew up on the banks of the Río Negro . At the age of 11 he came to Buenos Aires , where he was to follow in his father's footsteps. At the age of 16, however, he joined the order of the Salesians of Don Bosco , he wanted to become a priest. His great role model was Dominikus Savio , and he also managed to become a little like him: in piety, charity, everyday obligations and religious exercises. Gradually he became a model himself and his friends took the things he said very seriously. He taught her poise and temperance.
In 1903 he met Cardinal Johannes Cagliero , who took him to Italy, where he continued his studies. It was also hoped that the change in climate would have a positive effect on the tuberculosis-stricken health of the young man. He was taken to hospital on March 28, 1905, but it was too late: he passed away peacefully on May 11.
Adoration and Beatification
His body was transferred to his homeland in 1924 and buried in Fortín Mercedes . Numerous pilgrims come there to this day to ask for his intercession.
On May 2, 1944, the process of canonization was initiated; since June 22, 1972, the Roman Catholic Church has considered it to be worthy of worship , and since November 11, 2007, as blessed.
literature
- Juan Guillermo Durán: La promessa de una vocación misionera para la Patagonia (1886-1905) . In: Teología , ISSN 0328-1396 , vol. 45 (2008), no. 95, pp. 69-90.
Web links
- Ceferino Namuncurá (Spanish)
- Article Beato Zeffirino Namuncurá on www.sdb.org
Footnotes
- ↑ Juan Guillermo Durán: La promessa de una vocación misionera para la Patagonia (1886-1905) . In: Teología , Vol. 45 (2008), No. 95, p. 70.
- ↑ Juan Guillermo Durán: La promessa de una vocación misionera para la Patagonia (1886-1905) . In: Teología , Vol. 45 (2008), No. 95, p. 86.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Namuncurà, Zefyrinus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Namuncurà, zephyrin; Namuncurá, Ceferino (Spanish); Namuncurà, Zeffirino (Italian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Blessed of the Don Bosco family |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 26, 1886 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chimpay |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 11, 1905 |
| Place of death | Rome |