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| Pope Francis canonises Argentina's 'gaucho priest' Brochero | |
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| Pope Francis has canonised a "gaucho priest" from his homeland Argentina, making him the country's first saint. | Pope Francis has canonised a "gaucho priest" from his homeland Argentina, making him the country's first saint. |
| Jose Gabriel del Rosario Brochero, often pictured in a poncho worn by cattle herders, travelled by mule to minister the poor in remote areas. | |
| He was among seven saints declared in a Mass in St Peter's Square in Rome, which was attended by thousands. | He was among seven saints declared in a Mass in St Peter's Square in Rome, which was attended by thousands. |
| He is credited with at least two posthumous miracles, the minimum requirement for sainthood. | He is credited with at least two posthumous miracles, the minimum requirement for sainthood. |
| Brochero, one of Argentina's most famous Catholics during Pope Francis' youth, suffered leprosy that left him blind until his death in 1914. | Brochero, one of Argentina's most famous Catholics during Pope Francis' youth, suffered leprosy that left him blind until his death in 1914. |
| He was moved closer to sainthood with his beatification in 2013. At the time, Pope Francis wrote a letter to Argentina's bishops praising Brochero for having had the "smell of his sheep". | He was moved closer to sainthood with his beatification in 2013. At the time, Pope Francis wrote a letter to Argentina's bishops praising Brochero for having had the "smell of his sheep". |
| "He never stayed in the parish office. He got on his mule and went out to find people like a priest of the street, to the point of getting leprosy," Pope Francis wrote. | "He never stayed in the parish office. He got on his mule and went out to find people like a priest of the street, to the point of getting leprosy," Pope Francis wrote. |
| Brochero is credited with a number of miracles, including the rehabilitation of a baby whose head was crushed in a car accident. | Brochero is credited with a number of miracles, including the rehabilitation of a baby whose head was crushed in a car accident. |
| Also canonised were French nun Elizabeth of the Trinity and martyr Salomon Leclercq; Italian priests Lodovico Pavoni and Alfonso Maria Fusco; Mexican martyr Jose Sanchez del Rio and Spanish bishop Manuel Gonzalez Garcia. | |
| Portraits of the new saints were placed on display among the columns of Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. | Portraits of the new saints were placed on display among the columns of Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. |
| Pope Francis, who celebrates his 80th birthday in December, is the first Latin American to lead the Roman Catholic Church. | Pope Francis, who celebrates his 80th birthday in December, is the first Latin American to lead the Roman Catholic Church. |
| Earlier this month he named 17 new cardinals of the Catholic Church, mainly from developing countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. | Earlier this month he named 17 new cardinals of the Catholic Church, mainly from developing countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. |