Saint José Gabriel del Rosario Brochero
Also known as
- The Gaucho Priest
Profile
Fourth of ten brothers. Priest in the diocese of Córdoba, Argentina, ordained at age 26. Known to travel long distances in Argentina on the back of a mule, dressed in sombrero and poncho, to serve the needs of Christiansm throughout his huge parish. Cared for the sick during the cholera epidemic of 1867 He was contracted leprosy during his travels, and was blind toward the end.
Born
- 26 January 1914 in Villa del Tránsito, Córdoba, Argentina of leprosy
- 19 April 2004 by Pope John Paul II (decree of heroic virtues)
- 14 September 2013 by Pope Francis
- beatification recognition celebrated at Villa Cura Brochero, Córdoba, Argentina, presided by Cardinal Angelo Amato
- his beatification miracle involved the healing of 13 year old Nicolas Flores who was in a vegetative state following a severe car crash
- 16 October 2016 by Pope Francis
- canonization celebrated in Saint Peter’s Square, Vatican City, Rome, Italy
- the canonization miracle involved the healing of a young girl from “post-traumatic right fronto-temporo-parietal subdural hematoma, complicated by extensive cerebral infarction of the right hemisphere and left frontal ischemia with post-traumatic seizures and severe functional impairment, septic shock” in 2013 in the archdiocese of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina
MLA Citation
- “Saint José Gabriel del Rosario Brochero“. CatholicSaints.Info. 22 January 2023. Web. 25 April 2024. <>