Read more Friar Galvao stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1898/friar-galvao.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 24 May 2012 05:31:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/2110/brazilians-gather-to-hail-new-saint.htmlSam Gale Rosen<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=4261&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401035129' border='0' />Up to a million spectators will flock to Sao Paulo today to see Pope Benedict XVI canonize the first saint born in Brazil. Friar Galvao, a Franciscan monk who died in 1822, wrote Latin prayers on slips of rice paper that he rolled into "pills," which appeared to cure diseases....A worshipper reaches to touch an image of Antonio de Sant'Anna Galvao, known as Friar Galvao, as he prays at the Luz Monastery in Sao Paulo, Tuesday, May 8, 2007. Pope Benedict XVI will canonize Galvao, an 18th century Franciscan, during his visit to Brazil May 9-13. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)http://www.newser.com/story/2110/brazilians-gather-to-hail-new-saint.htmlFri, 11 May 2007 07:39:06 CDT