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Mariano de la Mata Aparicio (December 31, 1905 – April 5, 1983) was an Augustinian priest and missionary to Brazil. Known as the “messenger of charity,” he was declared Venerable by Pope John Paul II and Beatified by Pope Benedict XVI.〔("Fr. Mariono de la Mata Aparicio", West Coast Augustinians )〕 ==Biography== Mariano was born in Barrio de la Puebla, Palencia, Spain on December 31, 1905. When he entered the Order of Saint Augustine in 1921, he was the fourth brother in his family to do so. He entered the Augustinian seminary in Valladolid and continued his studies at Santa Maria de la Vid in Burgos. He was vested in the habit of an Augustinian novice on 9 September 1921, and a year later made his First Profession of Augustinian vows.〔("Mariano de la Mata", Augnet )〕 In 1926 Mariano was transferred to the Monastery of Santa Maria de la Vid near Burgos, Spain, where he completed his theological courses. He took Augustinian solemn vows on 23 January 1927, and became a priest on 25 July 1930.He was briefly appointed to teach at an Augustinian school at Llanes (Asturias, Spain), and then in July 1931 was sent to the Augustinian Viceprovince of Brazil. He first worked in parish ministry for two years at Taquaritinga in the state of Sao Paola. Two years later he was transferred to St Augustine College, where he taught natural sciences until 1949. From 1942 to 1945 he was also the college's Administrator. From 1945 to 1948 he led the Order of Saint Augustine in Brazil as the Prior Viceprovincial. He continued his apostolate in São Paulo State as professor and superior of Engenheiro Schmidt, where the vice provincial seminary was located.〔("Bl. Mariano de la Mata Aparicio, O.S.A.", Vatican News Service )〕 In 1961 Fr Mariano returned to teach at St Augustine College and also took on the duties of spiritual director of the St Rita of Cascia Workshop〔 and parochial vicar of the Church of St Augustine. Fr Mariano is remembered as the messenger of charity and for his educational work among the neediest of Brazil. A man rich in empathy, he tended to the needs of those who surrounded him, and went out of his way to visit the sick regularly, as was the case with S. Teixera. Fr Mariano visited this student of his for an entire year on a regular basis, giving him private lessons during his illness. Another student, H. Gentile, was visited almost every day during his 60-day hospital stay by the holy priest, notwithstanding the great distance and steep climb the prelate had to endure.〔 In character, Mariano is remembered as active and enterprising, generous, open and communicative, a person of affection, simplicity and kindness, with the smile always on his face.〔 His heart was sensitive to the beauty of creation.〔 He organized more than 200 Saint Rita Workshops, which employed poor people to make sturdy clothing that the poor could afford. He was frequently seen walking down the streets of São Paulo on his way to pastoral visits, even as he aged and his strength waned and his vision grew dim. Mariano was diagnosed with cancer in early 1983. He underwent surgery to remove a malignant tumor, but the cancer continued to spread. He died April 5, 1983. His body rests beside the altar of his beloved Virgin of Consolation in the Church of Saint Augustine in São Paulo.〔("Blessed Mariano de la Mata, priest", Order of Saint Augustine )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mariano de la Mata」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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