Sao Paulo: The Brazilian Capuchin monk, a Brazilian monk who has touched the hearts of Christians around the world. Roberto Maria de Magalhayas was called to eternal life. His funeral was held Monday afternoon at the Sacred Heart of Jesus. He was 99 years old. His various portraits of a survivor of old age and of volunteering for his ministry were popular. Despite not having a Facebook account of his own, many videos and images of the clergyman made waves on social media.
As he entered the Sacred Heart Church in Fortaleza last year, Fr. Roberto Maria’s video has touched many people. Despite his age, he kept sacrificing every day and visiting the hospitals. Much Catholic media have published images of the clergyman putting his hand on the head of a policeman during a 2017 hospital visit. The six-kilometer atonement organized by the Diocese of Fortaleza in 2016 was heard by a group of believers throughout the region. Roberto and Maria had accompanied them. The pictures went viral on social media.
Roberto Maria was born on 10 September 1920 in Maracana in the Sierra State. At the age of thirteen, he began his seminary career in the Capuchin church. In 1944, after a long day of study, Roberto Maria accepted the priesthood at the Sacred Heart Church in Fortaleza. Since then, he has served as a priest, teacher, missionary, and school principal.
