Early Life
Humberto Sousa Medeiros was born in Arrifes, on the island of São Miguel, Azores, to Antonio Medeiros and Maria de Jesus Sousa Massa Flor. He was baptized in the parish of Nossa Senhora da Saúde on November 1, 1915. His father raised vegetables and ran a small variety store until 1931, when the family emigrated to the United States and settled in Fall River, Massachusetts. The family there attended St. Michael's Church, the local Portuguese parish.
Humberto swept floors in a local textile mill for $6.20 a day, studying English in his spare time. After graduating from B.M.C. Durfee High School in 1937, he entered The Catholic University of America. He obtained a Master of Philosophy degree in 1942 and a Licentiate of Sacred Theology in 1946.
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