29 AUGUST

 

 

ARTURO DE VIGILI (priest)

 

 

BORN:                           Mollaro (Trento) – 7.4.1907

FIRST PROFESSION:   2.11.1927

ORDAINED:                 22.12.1934

DIED:                             San Gaetano, SP (Brazil) – 29.8.1979

AGE:                              72

  

In 1937 he went to work at S. Caetano (SP) in Brazil, where Fr. Alessandro Grigolli was aparish priest: there he remained for many years. He was then assigned to the parish of Bon Consehlo at Alto da Mooca (SP), where he  continued his apostolate in silent laboriousness and constant prayer.

On the day of the Assumption of 1979 he wished to participate to a feast at S. Caetano. While getting off his car, he was struck by paralysis because of cerebral ischaemia. He died some days afterwards.

 

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