Ceferino Namuncurá

Ceferino Namuncurá was a saintly religious student born in Argentina, who eventually became the object of a Roman Catholic cultus of veneration. Sometimes I wish I were the object of a cultus of veneration.

Not only was Ceferino by all accounts a very kind boy, he also miraculously survived a fall into a river as a young child. Even more amazing, his life was eventually turned into a small musical called Zephyrin: The Musicale.

Sadly, Ceferino died in 1905 at the age of 18. He had pulmonary tuberculosis. In life and in death, Ceferino inspired millions of people throughout Argentina. Ceferino proves that if you inspire enough people, there will be a small musical written about you.


He's the one on the right.
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