Oscar González Quevedo
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Father Óscar González Quevedo, born in Spain
and now of Brazilian citizenship, is a Jesuit priest. He is an investigator in the field of parapsychology
.
When Father González Quevedo was a child, an English uncle, was trying to influence him with Allan Kardec's literature. As he was very curious and liked to read, he began to study those “amazing phenomena”, resulting in all sorts of questions and a powerful drive to study more. Several years later, conversations with the nephew, changed his uncle’s beliefs in Spiritism.
Early in his life, he discovered his vocation to become a priest, while attending a Jesuit Secondary School in Vigo, Spain.
Well equipped with a solid academic background he was ordained priest in 1961. His Superior sent him to Brazil
, a fertile field to research areas of superstitions, religious sects and parapsychological phenomena. It is obvious that his background did not lacked knowledge of illusionism and magic. This was necessary to uncover all sorts of misconceptions and frauds.
He is the Founder and Director of the Latin American Center of Parapsychology, located in São Paulo
, Brazil, where he works on a daily basis, except while traveling domestically or throughout the world, teaching and conducting all sort of conferences and work-shops on parapsychology
.
Father González Quevedo reads, Latin
, Greek
, Hebrew, English
, French
and Italian
, besides being fluent in Spanish
and Portuguese
.
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
and now of Brazilian citizenship, is a Jesuit priest. He is an investigator in the field of parapsychology
Parapsychology
The term parapsychology was coined in or around 1889 by philosopher Max Dessoir, and originates from para meaning "alongside", and psychology. The term was adopted by J.B. Rhine in the 1930s as a replacement for the term psychical research...
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Life
He belongs to a numerous and deeply catholic family, with uncles and cousins ordained priests and a sister and a first cousin, nuns. His first cousin, Teresita González Quevedo, Sister of Carmel, is in her way to become a Blessed (a step before becoming a Saint) in the Catholic Church.When Father González Quevedo was a child, an English uncle, was trying to influence him with Allan Kardec's literature. As he was very curious and liked to read, he began to study those “amazing phenomena”, resulting in all sorts of questions and a powerful drive to study more. Several years later, conversations with the nephew, changed his uncle’s beliefs in Spiritism.
Early in his life, he discovered his vocation to become a priest, while attending a Jesuit Secondary School in Vigo, Spain.
Well equipped with a solid academic background he was ordained priest in 1961. His Superior sent him to Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, a fertile field to research areas of superstitions, religious sects and parapsychological phenomena. It is obvious that his background did not lacked knowledge of illusionism and magic. This was necessary to uncover all sorts of misconceptions and frauds.
He is the Founder and Director of the Latin American Center of Parapsychology, located in São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
, Brazil, where he works on a daily basis, except while traveling domestically or throughout the world, teaching and conducting all sort of conferences and work-shops on parapsychology
Parapsychology
The term parapsychology was coined in or around 1889 by philosopher Max Dessoir, and originates from para meaning "alongside", and psychology. The term was adopted by J.B. Rhine in the 1930s as a replacement for the term psychical research...
.
Father González Quevedo reads, Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
, Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
, Hebrew, English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
and Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
, besides being fluent in Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
and Portuguese
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
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Books
- O que é parapsicologia;
- A face Oculta da Mente;
- As Forças Físicas da Mente;
- O Poder da mente na cura e na doença;
- Antes que os demônios voltem, Loyola;
- Os Espíritos e os Fenômenos Parafísicos;
- Há provas de que os mortos agem?;
- Identificação dos mortos?;
- As provas da ciência;
- Palavra de Iahweh;
- Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe;
- Milagres - A Ciência Confirma a Fé;
- Os Milagres e a Ciência;
- Milagres na história da Igreja;