Monsignor Jonas Abib, 85, has died in São Paulo on December 12. He had left a hospital four days earlier after a pneumonia. He was also undergoing chemotherapy since 2021 for myeloma.
Abib’s Father was of Lebanese descent, his grandfather a Maronite deacon. Abib was ordained a Salesian priest in 1964 and became a teacher.
His life changed when he met the Charismatic Renewal in 1971 and became one of its leaders in Brazil.
He composed several Charismatic songs and was also a singer. With a small group of young people, he founded in 1978 the Canção Nova Community whose focus is on the media (radio, tv).
Although Abib was a Salesian, he received in 2007 the title Monsignor. He was also a Maronite Chorbishop.
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