![Saint Nuno de Braganza of Portugal](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjHcU7til5Ist6IPtDeD5dqJrcXdpHYVlGt743NotMR0xyZs5PbFZ1D9vMDPTQRYHYe0hAXQ8NlJIjDArm1RBI7H80X3CL-fCAkV-DOU2-vAojJvavZZFOgdqT0LR6Ioig9Mek-g/s320/220px-S%C3%A3o_nun'alvares_pereira.jpg)
Updated: A big mahalo to Brother André Marie for telling me about Saint Nuno de Braganza of Portugal. He was another holy porter. Source
Is it just a coincidence that the lowly duty as a porter held by certain religious, produces holy saints?
1. Father Solanus Casey
![Venerable Father Solanus Casey](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy7UH2fzQkHPYG8gdZsevcR2e3ITArL2PjJLB_SIcpyBJZP7nJ7gw3_5xTJVc_teyK0tAI-YYP9QkNVx7MoFciSPGlJgEXpyhurqoTiwWpHW1Jl6dEsRbeHkllMd8GP4-eJdjEKg/s320/chapelSolanusCasey.gif)
2. Blessed Andre Bessette
![Blessed Andre Bessette](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9gNeMwhakGzgtStINGrMo9ZVg0TreL4MlDucP9BOsrEjR0agVk3wq3lnMY9146c4OFDsPIW4F1n_TMRGN7AjkBWYp7kQ2x3xbMDwgflN_GwjVV3_BFV55uf_eSMGCqOCW-VGxyQ/s320/bessette-chro-notreb.jpg)
3. Saint Faustina
![Sister Faustina](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuG5qyHTeOZMZnvN5cri3I1mCsIl35033LMheTNJltwlhYvBL_U_EzLfhRj-E7lP1Gzyq6AGmpXngbxKq0ffQWgPIgyL3KSdGln_wHD8fiQnioNMqnNjOKU9Ii4596ZtPiJbhedg/s320/1005Faustina013.jpg)
4. Saint Padre Pio
![Padre Pio](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeLZbXAFue43eomyDkDY_3CqsKPZITclEvWKazq-UR4Lmxd4DDlTYdQd8Tf88lr4Xa_teoIRiiSkl5z2O-DSP34LErXIQQw35u1j2VkgaXFdLHf1CIazybJLVlhLMlsSVcA6z4vg/s320/pio_2.gif)
5. St. Alphonsus Rodriguez
"...after six months was sent to the recently-founded college at Majorca, where he remained in the humble position of porter for forty-six years..."
![St. Alphonsus Rodriguez](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbMxvCRkK8wh1ABVTsr1vzVHP3-_guZ4_A-jVOlO_Gc3u0omZBCa1eAlWJnLjrUikGia6Qjy9soG76tg1EBmGd4QFxfEnMeh3yhruI11T6B04ZLDLshlRCjdAZnd9wIw2qoxqGvw/s320/alphonsusrodriguez.gif)
Can you think of any other saint who was once a doorkeeper?
4 comments:
Yes, I can think of others. How's about Saint Alphonsus Rodriguez (of Spain -- he sent Saint Peter Claver to Colombia)? Then there is Blessed (soon to be Saint, I believe) Nuno Braganza (of Portugal).
Aloha Brother. I did post on St. Alphonsus Rodriguez but Bl. Nuno is a new one for me. Thank you!! I will update the list soon. God bless.
Dear Esther,
Immediately after I posted my comment, I saw that St. Alphonsus Rodriguez was there already. Needless to say, I felt foolish for the oversight.
God bless you and may Our Lady watch over you
No need to feel that way Brother. I really appreciate your assistance. God bless,
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