Jacinto Vera
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Venerable Bishop Jacinto Vera y Durán |
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| Bishop of Montevideo | |
Durán - 1878 painting.
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Montevideo |
| See | Montevideo |
| Appointed | 15 July 1878 |
| Term ended | 6 May 1881 |
| Predecessor | None; diocese created |
| Successor | Inocencio María Yéregui |
| Other posts | Titular Bishop of Megara (1864-1881) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 5 June 1841 |
| Consecration | 16 July 1865 by Mariano José de Escalada Bustillo y Zeballos |
| Rank | Bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Jacinto Vera y Durán |
| Born |
3 July 1813 Santa Catarina, Brazil |
| Died | 6 May 1881 (aged 67) Pan de Azúcar, Maldonado, Uruguay |
| Buried | Montevideo Metropolitan Cathedral |
| Parents | Gerardo Vera & Josefa Durán |
| Previous post | Apostolic Vicar of Montevideo (1859-1878) |
| Sainthood | |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Title as Saint | Venerable |
| Attributes | Episcopal attire |
Jacinto Vera y Durán (3 July 1813 - 6 May 1881) was a Uruguayan Roman Catholic prelate who served as the first Bishop of Montevideo. He was an active prelate in Montevideo though his efforts to renew the priesthood and ecclesial initiatives bought him into conflict with the government who exiled him to Buenos Aires in 1862 where he was until 1863. It was at that stage a revolution had taken place and he was invited to return where he was met with a grand welcome. His objectives included visiting rural locations and this increased once he was appointed as the first Montevideo diocesan bishop. There is a barrio of Montevideo that is named after him.
The fame for holiness on his part became widespread during and after his death with people citing his apostolic zeal but his active and bold approach to virtue in normal life; it was this that led to people calling for his cause of sainthood to be introduced which happened under Pope Pius XI in 1935. In 2015 the confirmation of his life of heroic virtue allowed for Pope Francis to title him as Venerable.
Jacinto Vera y Durán was born in mid-1813 onboard a boat on the Atlantic Ocean to Gerardo Vera and Josefa Durán; the boat had been taking his parents from their place of origin in the Canary Islands to Uruguay. The infant was baptized during a boat stop at Nossa Senhora do Desterro in Florianopolis in Brazil. His siblings included his sisters María Teodora and Marianna and his brothers Dionisio Antonio de los Dolores and Francisco who died while in Brazil.
From 1813 he lived on a leased farm until his parents purchased their own farm in 1819. He made his First Communion in the chapel of Our Lady of Carmen called Doña Ana and received his Confirmation around this stage as was the custom of the time. In 1832 he felt the call to the priesthood and from 1836 to 1841 studied under the Jesuits (at the Colegio San Ignacio) in Buenos Aires where he became known for his intelligence as well as for his sharp and cheerful persona. He was elevated into the diaconate on 28 May 1841 and received his ordination on 5 June from the Bishop of Buenos Aires Mariano Medrano y Cabrera. Vera celebrated his first Mass on 6 June at the church of the Catalinas in Buenos Aires before returning to Uruguay.
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