Denis Dutra Marques’ Biography

Meu irmão David escreveu esse pequeno resumo da minha vida...

Denis Dutra Marques (1984) is a salesian consecrated religious in the process of formation to be a Priest. He is a singer, composer, poet and above all, lover of life.

Denis was born in Itapemirim on December 5^th 1984, and he is the first-born son of Deuzevite Marvila Marques and Soraia Dutra Marques. Denis has always been a sensitive kid in Marataízes, where lived the most part of his life, with his parentes, Brother David, sister Daiany and friends. The school where Denis made ​​his first studies was near his house and called “Escola de primeiro grau Lagoa Dantas”, in this period he highlighting the good education of family, commitment to studies and fellowship. After elementary school, Denis began to do something that was very difficult for him at first, but it prepared him for his future life, studying in a school somewhat distant from his home in order to complete their regular studies. He completed his high school on 2001 at Washington Pinheiro Meirelles. After finish high school, he taking a break in formal studies, and divided his time exercising the office of farmer taught by his father, taught some English classes at your neighborhood school and participating in the various activities of the church that always was very interested.

After a disappointment with the diocese of which he was incardinated, that was not accepted as a seminarian on the grounds that he was not competent to do so. He decided to follow his mother advice and began on 2005 the graduation of Modern Languages/ English at São Camilo University. The period of the University was essential for his human formation and academic degree. It was also important to help him awaken to their dreams that was asleep, make the World a better place.

Denis was an excellent English teacher loved for students and their parents. He was working in mainstream schools and language schools. He was a micro businessman in the area of library, and he still had time to be a missionary in his church and others with the younger people.

Denis in 2009 had to take a very hard decision answering the call of God to be light and hope for the youth of the world, mainly the poor young. It was time to many tears, to leave family, friends and comfortable life, it was time to build another life, to spend the life for the other unknown people. He had lived in Barbacena, Recife, Belo Horizonte, Brasília working with poor young people. He had graduated in Philosophy at Catholic University of Brasilia-UCB.

When he lived in Belo Horizonte Denis worked as a social educator at “Casa Dom Bosco” that is a shelter for lawbreaker young, social vulnerability young, or young with trajectory of street, aiming to reinsert them in society.

Now Denis lives in Barbacena-MG as a coordinator of a social work, which serves about 650 youngers during week and weekend with religious education, humane education, leisure and professional technical education. He is also a lecture in available time, when is called, to motivate and teach young people.  In other words, Denis is a friendship guy for them. And he captive them with his smile, happiness, songs, poems, look and presence.

By David Dutra Marques