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1886
August 26
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Ceferino is born in the camp
of Manuel Namuncurá, his father, 75 years old. His mother
was Rosario Burgos, 29 years old. It was in Chimpay, Rio
Negro, Argentina. The child was not named "Ceferino" in his
early years, but Morales Namuncurá.
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1887
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Ceferino miraculously saves his life after he felt into
the waters of the Negro River.
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1888
Dec 24
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He is baptized for Father
Domingo Milanesio. Registered in under the following codes:
Acta Nº 127, libro Nº 29, Carmen de Patagones Parish.
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1897
August 25
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Ceferino stayed three days in
Bahia Blanca when he was going to the capital. He stayed
with his father in the Don Bosco School. They were welcomed
by Mister José Esandi in his house of Chiclana 258. On
August 26 they celebrated his 11th birthday in the School.
He arrived to Buenos Aires for studies and "be useful and
help his people." He came into the National Workshops of the
Navy as a carpenter apprentice.
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Sep 20
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He became student at the Pio IX
College, his name is registered in the Main Book of
Students, Folio 1903.
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Dec 27
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He used to go to the Agrarian
School of Uribelarrea for vacations.
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1898
Feb 28
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He left the school.
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Sep 8
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He did his First Communion.
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Dec 20
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He got the first place in the
Catechism Contest "First Prince" in the youngest level.
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Dec 29
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He went to Uribelarrea for
vacations and prepared himself to approve the 1st grade.
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1899
Feb 15
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He returned to Uribelarrea for
his exams and approved. He is promoted for the 2nd grade.
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Nov 5
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He received the Sacrament of
Confirmation from the hands of Mgr. Gregorio Romero.
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Dec 20
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He participated in the
Catechism Contest and won the first place in the youngest
level. Final exams: First place for discipline and behavior;
First place in all the studies; Certificate of Excellency in
songs.
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1900
January 2
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He stayed his vacations in the
Agrarian School of Uribelarrea.
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Feb 1
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He returned from his vacations
to do the 3rd grade. Final exams of 1900. He got the First
Place for discipline and behavior; Third Place for studies;
Recognition in Sacred History; Second Place in songs. He
went for vacations to Uribelarrea.
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1901
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He returned to Pio IX College
to do his 4th grade.
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April 2
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Carlos Gardel, who was going to
be become one of the most famous Latin American singers of
Tango, came to the school as his companion. His name is
registered in the Main Book for Artisans, page 430. Ceferino
and Gardel participated in the Chorus, but Ceferino, at the
end of the year, got the First Place in songs; First place
in discipline and behavior and Second Place in studies.
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Nov 4
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In a ceremony in homage to Mgr.
Cagliero in the Pio IX College, Ceferino dedicated to him a
speech to Monsignor calling him "The Angel of the
Patagonia".
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1902
Sep 8
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He finished his Spiritual
Retreats declaring four intentions of life. Ceferino is
promoted with excellent scores from the 4th to the 6th
grade. At the end of October due to health problems, he
returned to Uribelarrea.
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Nov 17
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He said to Father Provincial
that Mgr. Cagliero promised to send him to Bernal to follow
the priesthood vocation.
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1903
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Manuel, his father, wanted to
bring Ceferino to the camps as interpretor and secretary. He
talked to doctor Luis Sáenz Peña and to Mgr. Cagliero
in order to follow his vocation. They decided to send him to
Viedma to continue his studies under the care of the Father
"Doctor" Evasio Garrone. He did the trip by sea.
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January 15
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He came into the Saint Francis
de Sales College to start his medium school, registered with
the code 299. He met Artémides Zatti, who was an aspirant
and who was also sick with tuberculosis. Augusto Valle
prepared Ceferino to be the sacristan in his place when he
would go to the Novitiate.
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Sep 24
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Tired due to the organization
and realization of the Liturgical Feast and the Procession
of the Virgin of Viedma, Ceferino had a vomit of blood that
night7 .
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1904
Jul 6
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At 5:30 Mgr. Cagliero, Father
Garrone and Ceferino, started the travel to Italy.
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Jul 7
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The travelers navegated the
Colorado River in a boat. Because some troubles, Father
Carlos Marelli made them to stay a night in Estancia de
los Señores Luro in Fortín Viejo. On July 9 they stayed
in Fortín Mercedes.
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Jul 11
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They arrived to Bahía Blanca at
10:00. At 14:30 they left by train to Buenos Aires9
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Jul 19
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Thay took a ship to Sicilia in
their way to Italy.
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Ago 10
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They arrived to Geneva. On
August 13 they met Don Rua in Turin. Ceferino started his
studies in Valdocco. He remained there four months.
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Sep 27
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He is received in Audience by
Pope Pío X.
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Nov 21
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He moved to Villa Sora (Frascati)
to continue his studies.
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Dec 8
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He participated in the
Festivities of the Immaculate in the Basilica of Saint
Peter.
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1905
Mar 28
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He is sent to the "Fatebenefratelli"
Hospital with the number 259, 24th bed, "Amici" room. The
personal doctor of Pope Pio X, Doctor José Laponi, did two
visits to him.
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May 4
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Ceferino said to Dr. Laponi his
presentiment that in 8 days he would die14 .
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May 11
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At 6:00 he gives his soul to
the Creator.
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May 12
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A Solemn Funeral in the
Basilica of the Sacred Hear of Jesus. He is buried in "Campo
Verano" Cemetery of Roma, section 38, row 20, last pair,
second line.
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1915
May 6
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His rests were exhumed, the
body was reduced and placed in an urn zinc. In this
condition the body was placed back in the 358 niche, second
row, new section of the same cemetery.
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1924
May 13
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The rests are repatriated in "Ardito"
Ship.
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1947
May 14
to
Jul 10
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It is started the process for
the canonization of Ceferino in Viedma. There were the
declaration of 21 witnesses.
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Oct 28
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Mgr. Germiniano Esorto presided
the ceremony of location of the rests in a new urn.
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1958
April 7
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Recognization of the rests at
the presence of Mgr. José Borgatti, Mgr. Carlos M. Pérez and
Father Julio Bianchini, the General Postulator for the
Causes, Dr. Carmelo Esandi, Enzo Testoni and Arturo Otaño.
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1972
Jun 22
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Pope Paulo VI promulgated the
decree of heroism for his virtues. Cerefino is declared
Venerable.
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1992
Ago 5
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Mgr. Rómulo García granted the
permission to change his rests to a new urn and the
translation from the Fortin Chapel to the new baptistery of
the Sanctuary of Mary Help of Christians.
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1. There are many versions of
how old was the mother of Ceferino, Rosario Burgos. Raúl A.
Extraigas in his book "Mancebo de la tierra" (A Lad of the
Land), page 14, said that she was 18 years old in 1884, when
Manuel surrounded to the Argentinean army, therefore, when
Ceferino was born, she would be 20 years old. Professor
Larsen, cited by Entraigas in the same work, said that she
was 14 years old in 1884. José Orruma, when he interviewed
her in 1938, said that she was [at the time of the
interview], about 78 years old, Testimonies, second series,
page 23. We opted to give her 29 years old because on the
cross of her tumb there is an exact date: "In this place
there are the rests of Doña Rosario Burgos who passed away
at 86 years old on October 21, 1943". About Manuel, the
exact date has been established deducting it from his
wedding record registered in the San Miguel Parish according
with P.A. Stefenelli, book 1, page 58 and also to Adalberto
Clifton Godney in his work "The Cacique Namuncurá", page 64.
2. Memories of José Esandi.
3. Humberto Baratta: “Galería
of Past pupils of the Pío IX College”, page 3.
4. Cagliero came into the
Oratory of Turin on November 2 1841. It was the celebration
of his 5oth Anniversary of Salesian life. Raúl A. Entraigas,
"El Mancebo de la tierra" (The Lad of the Land), page 139;
The Apostle of the Patagonia, page 483; Spanish Salesian
Bulletin 1900 page 103.
5. Humberto Baratta, o.c. page
9.
6. Salesian Historical Archive
of Bahía Blanca – Epistolary .
7. Augusto Valle, Testimonies
13 y 47.
8. Chronics of Fortín Mercedes:
page 136, F8.
9. Chronics of the Don Bosco
College, 1904, B16.
10. Fr. L. Deambrogio: “Le
passeggiate autunnali di Don Bosco nel Monferrato”.
11. Letter to Fr. Nicolás Esandi,
Frascati 1/1/05
12. Letter to Fr. Pagliere - 20 XI
13. "La Caridad" Magazine, Hospital
of the Brothers of Saint John of God de Dios, in Palencia,
Spain, nº 168 July-Augost 1960
14. Testimonies of Mrs. María
Laponi. Salesian Bulletin, year 104 Nº 12, page 17. |
