in a move that confirmed the late archbishop's beatification; the pope beatified him on 4 November 2001 in Saint Peter's Square. Pope Francis – on 20 January 2016 – authorized the C.C.S. to work towards the equipollent canonization of the late archbishop and authorized that the second miracle required for his canonization be waived as a result. The pope approved the late archbishop's equipollent canonization in a decree issued on 5 July 2019 therefore naming him as a saint. The current postulator assigned to this cause is Vito Tomás Gómez García. References External links Hagiography Circle Saints SQPN Catholic Hierarchy 1514 births 1590 deaths 16th-century venerated Christians 16th-century Portuguese people Beatifications by Pope John Paul II Canonizations by Pope Francis Participants in the Council of Trent People from Lisbon Portuguese beatified people Portuguese Roman Catholic saints Portuguese Dominicans Roman Catholic archbishops of Braga Venerated Catholics Dominican saints