Alexandre do Nascimento
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His Eminence Alexandre do Nascimento |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Luanda | |
| Archdiocese | Luanda |
| See | San Marco in Agro Laurentino |
| Appointed | 16 February 1986 |
| Term ended | 23 January 2001 |
| Predecessor | Eduardo André Muaca |
| Successor | Damião António Franklin |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of San Marco in Agro Laurentino |
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| Ordination | 20 December 1952 by Luigi Traglia |
| Consecration | 31 August 1975 by Giovanni De Andrea |
| Created Cardinal | 2 February 1983 |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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| Born |
1 March 1925 Malanje, Angola |
| Nationality | Angolan |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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| Motto | turres fortissima nomen domini |
| Coat of arms |  |
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Styles of Alexandre do Nascimento |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Luanda (emeritus) |
Alexandre do Nascimento (born 1 March 1925) is an Angolan Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Luanda from 1986 to 2001, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1983.
Born in Malanje, do Nascimento studied at the seminaries in Banglas, Malanje, and Luanda before traveling to Rome in 1948 to study at the Pontifical Gregorian University, from where he obtained his baccalaureate in philosophy and his licentiate in theology. He was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Luigi Traglia on 20 December 1952, and then taught dogmatic theology at the Luanda seminary and served as chief editor of the Catholic newspaper O apostolado until 1956, whence he became preacher of the metropolitan cathedral.
In 1961, with the outbreak of the War of Independence, Nascimento was forced to enter exile in Lisbon. Whilst in Portugal, he did pastoral work, served as a to the Movement of Teams of Our Lady, and studied civil law at the Classical University. Upon returning to Angola in 1971, he taught moral theology at the Pius XII Institute of Social Sciences, and served as an official of the archdiocesan curia of Lubango, secretary general of the Angolan Cáritas, and special assistant to students and former political prisoners.
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