A native of Saint-Servant, France, Dom Frei Alain Marie Hubert Antoine Jean Roland du Noday was ordained to the priesthood through the Order of Preachers at 28 years of age on August 4, 1928.
Moving to Brazil as a missionary, at the early age of 36, he was appointed the Second Bishop of the Diocese of Porto Nacional, Tocantins, receiving his episcopal consecration on May 1, 1936, from Archbishop Benedetto Aloisi Masella, assisted by Archbishop Manoel Gomes de Oliveira SDB., and Bishop Antonio Colturato OFM. Cap.
Retiring from office thirty years later at the age of 76, on May 5, 1976, Dom Alano was instrumental in the foundation of Tocantins, the newest Brazilian state, which was officially formed shortly after his death, which occurred on December 14, 1985.
To this day, Dom Alano remains a highly respected and devoted figure. Known for his ascetic and saintly life, the cause for his beatification has been since introduced by his diocese.
Moving to Brazil as a missionary, at the early age of 36, he was appointed the Second Bishop of the Diocese of Porto Nacional, Tocantins, receiving his episcopal consecration on May 1, 1936, from Archbishop Benedetto Aloisi Masella, assisted by Archbishop Manoel Gomes de Oliveira SDB., and Bishop Antonio Colturato OFM. Cap.
Retiring from office thirty years later at the age of 76, on May 5, 1976, Dom Alano was instrumental in the foundation of Tocantins, the newest Brazilian state, which was officially formed shortly after his death, which occurred on December 14, 1985.
To this day, Dom Alano remains a highly respected and devoted figure. Known for his ascetic and saintly life, the cause for his beatification has been since introduced by his diocese.
A native of Saint-Servant, France, Dom Frei Alain Marie Hubert Antoine Jean Roland du Noday was ordained to the priesthood through the Order of Preachers at 28 years of age on August 4, 1928.
Moving to Brazil as a missionary, at the early age of 36, he was appointed the Second Bishop of the Diocese of Porto Nacional, Tocantins, receiving his episcopal consecration on May 1, 1936, from Archbishop Benedetto Aloisi Masella, assisted by Archbishop Manoel Gomes de Oliveira SDB., and Bishop Antonio Colturato OFM. Cap.
Retiring from office thirty years later at the age of 76, on May 5, 1976, Dom Alano was instrumental in the foundation of Tocantins, the newest Brazilian state, which was officially formed shortly after his death, which occurred on December 14, 1985.
To this day, Dom Alano remains a highly respected and devoted figure. Known for his ascetic and saintly life, the cause for his beatification has been since introduced by his diocese.
Moving to Brazil as a missionary, at the early age of 36, he was appointed the Second Bishop of the Diocese of Porto Nacional, Tocantins, receiving his episcopal consecration on May 1, 1936, from Archbishop Benedetto Aloisi Masella, assisted by Archbishop Manoel Gomes de Oliveira SDB., and Bishop Antonio Colturato OFM. Cap.
Retiring from office thirty years later at the age of 76, on May 5, 1976, Dom Alano was instrumental in the foundation of Tocantins, the newest Brazilian state, which was officially formed shortly after his death, which occurred on December 14, 1985.
To this day, Dom Alano remains a highly respected and devoted figure. Known for his ascetic and saintly life, the cause for his beatification has been since introduced by his diocese.
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