Nelson Santana | |
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Born | Ibitinga, São Paulo, Brazil | 31 July 1955
Died | 24 December 1964 Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil | (aged 9)
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]
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