12, 2003 by Pope John Paul II (decree of heroic virtues). Following a papal rescript of December 19, 2005, which declared authentic a miracle attributed to his intercession, van Lieshout was beatified in Belo Horizonte on June 15, 2006, the Feast of Corpus Christi that year, at a service led by the Archbishop of Belo Horizonte, Walmor de Oliveira de Azevedo. It was presided over by Cardinal José Saraiva Martins, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, acting on behalf of Pope Benedict XVI. References Sources Vatican Announcement of the Beatification of Father Eustáquio van Lieshout, SS.CC., June 14, 2006 1890 births 1943 deaths Picpus Fathers 20th-century Dutch Roman Catholic priests Dutch emigrants to Brazil Roman Catholic missionaries in Brazil Brazilian beatified people Dutch beatified people People from Laarbeek 20th-century venerated Christians Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Deaths due to insect bites and stings Beatifications by Pope Benedict XVI Dutch Roman Catholic missionaries