Santidade e relíquias do padre Pelágio Sauter (1878-1961)

Abstract

The approach of this dissertation analyzes the concept of holiness. Christian relics and miracles understand the importance of a candidate's life trajectory. Heroic virtues, examples of faith and devotion to God are understood, from a sociocultural point of view, as mediators for this construction. In the cas of holiness and relics, this research intends to analyze through hagiography the fame of holiness of Father Pelágio Sauter, since his arrival in Goiás and his death in the Hospital Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Goiânia. Furthermore, investigating their life trajectory and the importance of testimony towards the devotees is fundamental, since the virtues narrated by the faithful favored the beatification process. We try to approach, how life and trajectory have become fundamental in the construction of a saint. In this case, it was possible to study his charism and dedication to the Church and to the faithful, as well as the mission of evangelization from the social historical perspective, resizing the symbolism of his death, so that the minimum requirements of a saint of the Roman Catholic Apostolic Church may be analyzed