The aesthetic approach of Ranulpho Prata, a Brazilian writer and doctor born in the state of Sergipe, emphasizes figurations about life in the catholic approach to suffering during the First Republic (1889-1930). The article problematizes the idea of resigned suffering, which, combined with the political perspective of the catholic thought of the Dom Vital Center, was recommended for the poorer strata of Brazilian society. They were identified in Prata's work as migrants from the north to the federal capital and inhabitants of the countryside.Trata da abordagem estética do escritor e médico sergipano Ranulpho Prata, enfatizando as figurações sobre a vida em uma vertente católica do sofrimento no período da Primeira República. O artigo problematiza a ideia de sofrimento resignado que, vinculado à visão política do pensamento católico do Centro Dom Vital, era sugerido às camadas pobres da população brasileira. Essas eram identificadas na obra de Prata pelos imigrantes nortistas da capital federal e pelos habitantes do interior.10251040