On October 1st, a painting depicting Blessed Father Eustace became part of the "Gallery of the Beloved Dutch" in the Church of St. Michael and St. Magnus in Vatican City. The church, known as the "Church of the Dutch Frisians," is considered the principal national church of the Netherlands in Rome.<\/p>\n
The enthronement of the portrait of the Blessed was proposed by the rector of the institution, the Dutch bishop Dom Antoon Hurkmans, who was in Belo Horizonte for the Beatification of Father Eustace in 2006. At 10:30 am local time \u2013 6:30 am in Brazil \u2013 the bishop began the ceremony with Holy Mass. In the homily, the life and trajectory of Father Eustace were remembered and presented as an example. Afterwards, the portrait was taken to the gallery, where it will remain permanently. According to Dom Hurkmans, the celebration, which was broadcast on Dutch television, was part of the missionary month commemorations, which used Father Eustace as an example for religious from Frisia.<\/p>\n
For Father Marcus Vin\u00edcius Maciel, SSCC, responsible for the Canonization process of Father Eust\u00e1quio in Brazil, the news of the enthronement was received with great joy by the Brazilian and Dutch communities, especially by the devotees of the religious figure. \u201cThis is yet another recognition of the virtues and spirituality of Father Eust\u00e1quio that has reached Rome. We are very happy, especially because this will be another way to spread the life and history of the blessed one,\u201d Father Vin\u00edcius emphasized.<\/p>\n
The Frisians<\/strong><\/p>\n Frisia is a province with its own language and customs, located in the north of the Netherlands. Its inhabitants were converted to Christianity in the 8th century by Saint Willibrord, known as the "Apostle of the Frisians." Since then, pilgrims from that region have regularly visited Rome, and a Frisian colony was established in the city. Documents in the Vatican mention the "Schola of the Frisians" in Rome as early as 799. However, after the Saracen invasion, also in the 8th century, which aimed to destroy the Old Basilica of St. Peter, the "Frisian Schola" was devastated. In the 12th century, the site was rebuilt, and finally, in 1446, Pope Eugene IV confirmed the perpetual right of the Frisians to the church of Santi Michele e Magno (Saint Michael and Saint Great).<\/p>\n Source: Press Office for the Promotion of Canonization<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" No dia 1\u00ba de outubro, um quadro com a imagem do Beato Padre Eust\u00e1quio passou a fazer parte da \u201cGaleria dos Saudosos Holandeses\u201d da igreja de S\u00e3o Miguel e S\u00e3o Magno, no Estado do Vaticano. O templo, conhecido como \u201cIgreja dos Fr\u00edsios Holandeses\u201d, \u00e9 considerado a principal igreja nacional dos Pa\u00edses Baixos em Roma. A entroniza\u00e7\u00e3o do quadro com o rosto do Beato foi proposta pelo reitor do local, o bispo holand\u00eas Dom Antoon Hurkmans, que esteve em Belo Horizonte, na Beatifica\u00e7\u00e3o de Padre Eust\u00e1quio em 2006. \u00c0s 10h30 da manh\u00e3, no hor\u00e1rio local \u2013 6h30, no Brasil, o bispo […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":2850,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[611],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2849","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-noticias"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n