VATICAN CITY - Yesterday, 21 December 2020, Pope Francis received His Eminence Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, in a private audience. In the course of the audience, the Holy Father authorized the Congregation to promulgate decrees regarding:

R. Livatino	V. Quiroga	D. Piccinelli	A.V. González	A. Seghezzi	B. Antonini	I. Stuchlý	R. Stàltari

- the martyrdom of the Servant of God ROSARIO LIVATINO, layperson of the archdiocese of Agrigento; born in Canicattì, Agrigento (Italy) on 3 October 1952 and killed in odium fidei on the road between Canicattì and Agrigento (Italy) on 21 September 1990;

- the heroic virtues of the Servant of God VASCO DE QUIROGA, bishop of Michoacán; born in Madrigal de las Altas Torres, Ávila (Spain) around 1470 and died in Pátzcuaro, Michoacán (Mexico) on 14 May 1565;

- the heroic virtues of the Servant of God DINO PICCINELLI (in religion: BERNARDINO MARIA), professed priest of the Order of the Servants of Mary, titular bishop of Gaudiaba, auxiliary bishop of Ancona; born in Madonna dei Fornelli, San Benedetto Val di Sambro, Bologna (Italy) on 24 January 1905 and died in Ancona (Italy) on 1 October 1984;

- the heroic virtues of the Servant of God ANTONIO VICENTE GONZÁLEZ SUAREZ, priest of the diocese of Canarias; born in Agüimes, Islas Canarias (Spain) on 5 April 1817 and died in Las Palmas, Islas Canarias (Spain) on 22 June 1851;

- the heroic virtues of the Servant of God ANTONIO SEGHEZZI, priest of the diocese of Bergamo; born in Premolo, Bergamo (Italy) on 25 August 1906 and died at KZ Dachau, Obebayern (Germany) on 21 May 1945;

- the heroic virtues of the Servant of God BERNARDO ANTONINI, priest of the diocese of Verona; born in Cimego, Trentino (Italy) on 20 October 1932 and died in Karaganda (Kazakhstan) on 27 March 2002;

- the heroic virtues of the Servant of God IGNÁC STUCHLÝ, professed priest of the Society of Saint Francis de Sales (Salesians of Don Bosco); born in Olomouc (Czech Republic) on 14 December 1869 and died in Lukov, Zlín (Czech Republic) on 17 January 1953; and,

- the heroic virtues of the Servant of God ROSA [Rosella] Stàltari, professed religious of the Congregation of the Daughters of Mary Coredemptrix; born in Antonimina, Reggio Calabria (Italy) on 3 March 1951 and died in Palermo (Italy) on 4 January 1974.

VATICAN CITY - Yesterday, 23 November 2020, Pope Francis received His Excellency Monsignor Marcello Semeraro, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, in a private audience. In the course of the audience, the Holy Father authorized the Congregation to promulgate decrees regarding:

M. Ciceri	J. Elías	F.M. Farina	A. Manjón	A. Ugolini	M.F. Ticchi	M.C. Cecchin	M.F. Giannetto

- the miracle attributed to the intercession of the Venerable Servant of God MARIO CICERI, priest of the archdiocese of Milan; born on 8 September 1900 in Veduggio, Milan (Italy), died on 4 April 1945 in Brentana di Sulbiate, Monza e Brianza (Italy); heroic virtues confirmed on 1 December 2016;

- the martyrdom of the Servant of God JUAN ELÍAS MEDINA and 126 COMPANIONS, diocesan priests, consecrated persons and lay faithful of the diocese of Córdoba; killed in odium fidei in the religious persecution during the Spanish Civil War between 1936 and 1939;

- the heroic virtues of the Servant of God FORTUNATO MARIA FARINA, titular archbishop of Hadrianopolis in Honoriade, former bishop of Troia and of Foggia; born in Baronissi, Salerno (Italy) on 8 March 1881 and died in Foggia (Italy) on 20 February 1954;

- the heroic virtues of the Servant of God ANDRÉS MANJÓN MANJÓN, priest of the archdiocese of Granada and founder of the Ave María Schools; born in Sargentes de Lora, Burgos (Spain) on 30 November 1846 and died in Granada (Spain) on 10 July 1923;

- the heroic virtues of the Servant of God ALFONSO UGOLINI, priest of the diocese of Reggio Emilia-Guastalla; born in Thionville, Moselle (France) on 22 August 1908 and died in Sassuolo, Modena (Italy) on 25 October 1999;

- the heroic virtues of the Servant of God CLEMENZA ADELAIDE CESIRA TICCHI (in religion: MARIA FRANCESCA), professed religious of the Order of Capuchin Poor Clare Nuns; born in Belforte all’Isauro, Pesaro-Urbino (Italy) on 23 April 1887 and died in Mercatello sul Metauro, Pesaro-Urbino (Italy) on 20 June 1922;

- the heroic virtues of the Servant of God FIORINA CECCHIN (in religion: MARIA CAROLA), professed religious of the Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Joseph Benedict Cottolengo; born in Citadella, Padua (Italy) on 3 April 1887 and died on the steamer Porto Alessandretta at the Red Sea while returning to Italy from Kenya on 13 November 1925; and,

- the heroic virtues of the Servant of God MARIA CARMELA GIANNETTO (in religion: MARIA FRANCESCA), professed religious of the Congregation of the Daughters of Mary Immaculate; born in Camaro Superiore, Messina (Italy) on 30 April 1902 and died there on 16 February 1930.

VATICAN CITY - Yesterday, 27 October 2020, Pope Francis received His Excellency Monsignor Marcello Semeraro, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, in a private audience. In the course of the audience, the Holy Father authorized the Congregation to promulgate decrees regarding:

G. Russolillo	M.L. Longo	E. Czacka	L. Melkī	T. S̱āleẖ

L. Lenzini	I.C. Campos	R. Giovanni	M.T. Méndez

- the miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed GIUSTINO MARIA RUSSOLILLO, priest and founder of the Society of Divine Vocations (Vocationists) and of the Congregation of the Sisters of Divine Vocations; born on 18 January 1891 in Pianura, Naples (Italy) and died there on 02 August 1955; beatified on 7 May 2011;

- the miracle attributed to the intercession of the Venerable Servant of God MARIA LORENZA REQUESENS LONGO, widow and founder of the Hospital for Incurables in Naples and the Order of Capuchin Poor Clare Nuns; born on c. 1463 around Lleida (Spain) and died on 21 December 1539 in Naples (Italy); heroic virtues confirmed on 9 October 2017;

- the miracle attributed to the intercession of the Venerable Servant of God RÓŻA CZACKA (in religion: ELŻBIETA), founder of the Congregation of the Franciscan Sisters, Servants of the Cross; born on 22 October 1876 in Bila Tserkva (a.k.a. Biała Cerkiew), Kiev (Ukraine) and died on 15 May 1961 in Laski, Izabelin, Warsaw (Poland); heroic virtues confirmed on 9 October 2017;

- the martyrdom of the Servant of God YŪSUF ‘UWAYS MELKĪ (in religion: LĪŪNĀR FROM B‘ABDĀT), professed priest of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin; born in B‘abdāt (a.k.a. Baabdate), El Metn, Jabal Lubnān (Lebanon) on 04 October 1881 and killed in odium fidei at Zerzevan Castle, Demirölçek, Çinar, Diyarbakır (Türkiye) on 11 June 1915; and JIRAYS H̱ANĀ S̱ĀLEH̱ (in religion: THŪMĀ FROM B‘ABDĀT), professed priest of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin; born in B‘abdāt (a.k.a. Baabdate), El Metn, Jabal Lubnān (Lebanon) on 03 May 1879 and died ex aerumnis carceris in Kahramanmaraş (Türkiye) on 28 February 1917;

- the martyrdom of the Servant of God LUIGI LENZINI, priest of the archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola; born in Fiumalbo, Modena (Italy) on 28 May 1881 and killed in odium fidei in Crocette di Pavullo nel Frignano, Modena (Italy) on the night between 20 and 21 July 1945;

- the martyrdom of the Servant of God ISABEL CRISTINA MRAD CAMPOS, young layperson of the archdiocese of Mariana; born in Barbacena, Minas Gerais (Brazil) on 29 July 1962 and killed in odium fidei in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais (Brazil) on 1 September 1982;

- the heroic virtues of the Servant of God ROBERTO GIOVANNI, professed religious of theCongregation of the Sacred Stigmata of Our Lord Jesus Christ; born in Rio Claro, São Paulo (Brazil) on 18 March 1903 and died in Campinas, São Paulo (Brazil) on 11 January 1994; and,

- the heroic virtues of the Servant of God Celia Méndez Delgado (in religion: MARÍA TERESA OF THE HEART OF JESUS), cofounder of the Congregation of the Handmaids of the Divine Heart; born in Fuentes de Andalucía, Sevilla (Spain) on 11 February 1844 and died in Sevilla (Spain) on 2 June 1908.

VATICAN CITY - The Holy Father Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Marcello Semeraro, until now Bishop of Albano, as the new Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. He succeeds Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, who resigned his post on 24 September.

 Bishop Semeraro was born on 22 December 1947 in Monteroni di Lecce (Italy). He was ordained priest in 8 September 1971 and was appointed Bishop of Oria by St. John Paul II in 1998. He was then transferred to the Suburbicarian Church of Albano on 1 October 2004. He is currently Apostolic Administrator ad nutum Sanctae Sedis of the Exarchic Monastery of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata and Pontifical Delegate of the Basilian Order of Italy.

VATICAN CITY - Yesterday, 29 September 2020, Pope Francis authorized the Congregation for the Causes of Saints to promulgate decrees regarding:

G. Tolomeo	F.C. Sojo	F. Pascual	M.D. Segarra

- the miracle attributed to the intercession of the Venerable Servant of God Gaetana [Nuccia] Tolomeo, layperson of the archdiocese of Catanzaro-Squillace; born in Catanzaro Sala, Catanzaro (Italy) on 10 April 1936, and died there on 24 January 1997; heroic virtues confirmed on 6 April 2019;

- the martyrdom of the Servant of God FRANCISCO CÁSTOR SOJO LÓPEZ and 3 COMPANIONS, priests of the Clerical Association of the Fraternity of Diocesan Laborer Priests; killed in odium fidei in the religious persecution during the Spanish Civil War between 1936 and 1938;

- the heroic virtues of the Servant of God Francisca Pascual Doménech (in religion: FRANCISCA OF THE CONCEPTION), founder of the Congregation of the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate; born in Moncada (Spain) on 13 October 1833 and died there on 26 April 1903; and,

- the heroic virtues of the Servant of God María DOLORES SEGARRA GESTOSO, founder of the Missionary Sisters of Christ the Priest; born in Melilla (Spain) on 15 March 1921 and died on 1 March 1959 in Granada (Spain).

VATICAN CITY - Yesterday, 10 July 2020, Pope Francis received Cardinal Angelo Becciu, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, in a private audience. In the course of the audience, the Holy Father authorized the Congregation to promulgate decrees regarding:

M.A. Samà	E.F. Chini	M.J. Ibargüengoitia	M. Félix	A. Bonetta

- the miracle attributed to the intercession of the Venerable Servant of God MARIA ANTONIA SAMÀ, layperson of the archdiocese of Catanzaro-Squillace; born in Sant’Andrea Ionio, Catanzaro (Italy) on 02 March 1875 and died there on 27 May 1953; heroic virtues confirmed on 18 December 2017;

- the heroic virtues of the Servant of God Eusebio Francesco Chini [also known as KINO], professed priest of the Society of Jesus; born in Segno, Trent (Italy) on 10 August 1645 and died in Santa Magdalena, Sonora (Mexico) on 15 March 1711;

- the heroic virtues of the Servant of God Mariano José de Ibargüengoitia Zuloaga, priest of the diocese of Bilbao and cofounder of the Institute of the Servants of Jesus of Charity; born in Bilbao, Vizcaya (Spain) on 8 September 1815 and died there on 31 January 1888;

- the heroic virtues of the Servant of God María Félix Torres, founder of the Company of the Savior; born in Albelda, Huesca (Spain) on 25 August 1907 and died in Madrid (Spain) on 12 January 2001; and,

- the heroic virtues of the Servant of God Angelo [Angiolino] Bonetta, child of the archdiocese of Brescia, member of the Association of Silent Workers of the Cross; born on 18 September 1948 in Cigole, Brescia (Italy) and died there on 28 January 1963.

VATICAN CITY - Today, 19 June 2020, Pope Francis received Cardinal Angelo Becciu, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, in a private audience. In the course of the audience, the Holy Father authorized the Congregation to promulgate decrees regarding:

M. Esquiú	F.M. Jordan	J.G. Hernández	M.L. Mainetti	G.M. Elizondo

- the miracle attributed to the intercession of the Venerable Servant of God Mamerto Esquiú, professed priest of the Order of Friars Minor; bishop of Córdoba (Argentina); born in San José de Piedra Blanca, Catamarca (Argentina) on 11 May 1826 and died in El Suncho, Córdoba (Argentina) on 10 January 1883; heroic virtues confirmed on 16 December 2006;

- the miracle attributed to the intercession of the Venerable Servant of God Johann Baptist Jordan (in religion: Franziskus Maria of the Cross), priest and founder of the Society of the Divine Saviour (Salvatorians) and of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Divine Saviour; born in Gurtweil, Waldshut- tiengen (Germany) on 16 June 1848 and died in Tafers, Fribourg (Switzerland) on 8 September 1918; heroic virtues confirmed on 14 January 2011;

- the miracle attributed to the intercession of the Venerable Servant of God José Gregorio Hernández Cisneros, layperson of the archdiocese of Caracas; born in Isnotú, Trujillo (Venezuela) on 26 October 1864 and died in Caracas (Venezuela) on 29 June 1919; heroic virtues confirmed on 16 January 1986;

- the martyrdom of the Servant of God TeRESINA ELSA MAINETTI (in religion: Maria LAURA), professed religious of the Congregation of the Daughters of the Cross, Sisters of Saint André; born in Colico, Lecce (Italy) on 20 August 1939 and killed in odium fidei in Chiavenna, Sondrio (Italy)on 6 June 2000; and,

- the heroic virtues of the Servant of God Esperanza Elizondo García (in religion: Gloria María of Jesus), professed religious and superior general of the Congregation of the Missionary Catechists of the Poor; born in Durango (Mexico) on 26 August 1908 and died in Monterrey, Nuevo León (Mexico) on 8 December 1966.

VATICAN CITY - Yesterday, 26 May 2020, Pope Francis received Cardinal Angelo Becciu, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, in a private audience. In the course of the audience, the Holy Father authorized the Congregation to promulgate decrees regarding:

C. de Bus	C. de Foucauld	M.D. Mantovani	M. McGivney	P.M. Jaricot	S. Cardon	C. Spessoto	M. Bresillac

- the miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed CÉSAR DE BUS, priest and founder of the Congregation of the Christian DoctrineFathers; born in Cavaillon, Vaucluse (France) on 3 February 1544 and died in Avignon, Vaucluse (France) on 15 April 1607; beatified on 27 April 1975;

- the miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed CHARLES DE FOUCAULD (in religion: CHARLES OF JESUS), priest of the diocese of Viviers; born in Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin (France) on 15 September 1858 and died in Tamanrasset, Tamanghasset (Algeria) on 1 December 1916; beatified on 13 November 2005;

- the miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed MARIA DOMENICA MANTOVANI (in religion: MARIA OF THE IMMACULATA), cofounder and first superior general of the Institute of the Little Sisters of the Holy Family; born on 12 November 1862 in Castelletto di Brenzone, Verona (Italy) and died there on 2 February 1934; beatified on 27 April 2013;

- the miracle attributed to the intercession of the Venerable Servant of God MICHAEL McGIVNEY, priest of the archdiocese of Hartford and founder of the Knights of Columbus; born on 12 August 1852 in Waterbury, Connecticut (United States of America) and died in Thomaston, Connecticut (United States of America) on 14 August 1890; heroic virtues confirmed on 15 March 2008;

- the miracle attributed to the intercession of the Venerable Servant of God PAULINE-MARIE JARICOT, layperson of the archdiocese of Lyon and founder of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith and the Living Rosary Association; born on 22 July 1799 in Lyon, Rhône (France) and died there on 9 January 1862; heroic virtues confirmed on 25 February 1963;

- the martyrdom of the Servants of God SIMÈON CARDON and 5 COMPANIONS, professed religious of the Cistercian Congregation of Casamari; killed in Casamari, Frosinone (Italy) in odium fidei between 13 and 16 May 1799;

- the martyrdom of the Servant of God SANTE SPESSOTTO (in religion: COSMA), professed priest of the Order of Friars Minor; born on 28 January 1923 in Mansué, Treviso (Italy) and killed in San Juan Nonualco, Zacatecoluca (El Salvador) in odium fidei on 14 June 1980; and,

- the heroic virtues of the Servant of God Melchior-Marie de Marion Brésillac, titular bishop of Prusa, ex apostolic vicar of Coimbatore, and founder of the Society of African Missions; born on 2 December 1813 in Castelnaudary, Aude (France) and died in Freetown (Sierra Leone) on 25 June 1859.

VATICAN CITY - Yesterday, 5 May 2020, Pope Francis received Cardinal Angelo Becciu, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, in a private audience. In the course of the audience, the Holy Father authorized the Congregation to promulgate decrees regarding:

F. Caruso	C. De Palma	F. Barrecheguren	M.C. Barrecheguren	M. Farina

- the heroic virtues of the Servant of God Francesco Caruso, priest of the archdiocese of Catanzaro-Squillace; born in Gasperina, Catanzaro (Italy) on 07 December 1879, and died there on 18 October 1951;

- the heroic virtues of the Servant of God Carmine De Palma, priest of the archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto; born in Bari (Italy) on 27 January 1876, and died there on 24 August 1961;

- the heroic virtues of the Servant of God Francisco Barrecheguren Montagut, professed priest of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer; born in Llleida (Spain) on 21 August 1881, and died in Granada (Spain) on 7 October 1957;

- the heroic virtues of the Servant of God María de la Concepción Barrecheguren García, young layperson of the archdiocese of Granada; born in Granada (Spain) on 27 November 1905, and died there on 13 May 1927; and,

- the heroic virtues of the Servant of GodMaTTEO FARINA, young layperson of the archdiocese of Brindisi-Ostuni; born in Avellino (Italy) on19 September 1990, and died in Brindisi (Italy) on 24 April 2009.

VATICAN CITY - Yesterday, 21 February 2020, Pope Francis received Cardinal Angelo Becciu, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, in a private audience. In the course of the audience, the Holy Father authorized the Congregation to promulgate decrees regarding:

Devasahayam	M.F. Rubatto	C. Acutis	R. Grande	E. Venturini	P. Scavizzi	E. Recchia	M. Hiriart

- the miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed DEVASAHAYAM [LAZARUS] [ദേവസഹായം], layperson of the diocese of Kottar; married; born in Nattalam, Tamil Nādu (India) 23 April 1712, and killed in odium fidei in Aralvaimozhi, Tamil Nādu (India) on 14 January 1752; beatified on 2 December 2012;

- the miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed ANNA MARIA RUBATTO (in religion: MARIA FRANCESCA OF JESUS), founder of the Capuchin Tertiary Sisters of Loano (now known as the Capuchin Sisters of Mother Rubatto); born in Carmagnola, Turin (Italy) on 14 February 1844, and died in Montevideo (Uruguay) on 6 August 1904; beatified on 10 October 1993;

- the miracle attributed to the intercession of the Venerable Servant of God CARLO ACUTIS, child of the archdiocese of Milan; born in London, England (United Kingdom) on 3 May 1991, and died in Monza, Milan (Italy) on 12 October 2006; heroic virtues confirmed on 5 July 2018;

- the martyrdom of the Servants of God Rutilio Grande García, professed priest of the Society of Jesus, and 2 COMPANIONS, laypersons of the archdiocese of San Salvador; killed in odium fidei on the road between Aguilares and El Paisnal, San Salvador (El Salvador) on 12 March 1977;

- the heroic virtues of the Servant of God EMILIO VENTURINI, priest of the Congregation of the Orstory, founder of the Congregation of the Servants of Our Lady of Sorrows of Chioggia; born in Chioggia, Venice (Italy) on 9 January 1842 and died there on 1 December 1905;

- the heroic virtues of the Servant of God PIRRO SCAVIZZI, priest of the diocese of Rome, born in Gubbio, Perugia (Italy) on 31 March 1884, and died in Rome on 9 September 1964;

- the heroic virtues of the Servant of God EMILIO RECCHIA, professed priest of the Congregation of the Stigmata of Our Lord Jesus Christ; born in Verona (Italy) on 19 February 1888, and died there on 27 June 1969; and,

- the heroic virtues of the Servant of GodMario Hiriart Pulido, layperson of the archdiocese of Santiago de Chile; born in Santiago de Chile (Chile) on 23 July 1931, and died in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (United States of America) on 15 July 1964.

VATICAN CITY - Yesterday, 23 January 2020, Pope Francis received Cardinal Angelo Becciu, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, in a private audience. In the course of the audience, the Holy Father authorized the Congregation to promulgate decrees regarding:

J. Domènech	J.M. Gran	G. Tavelli	J. Masmitjà	J.A. Plancarte	J.P. Gurruchaga	M.A. Clergue	M.C. Bueno

- the martyrdom of the Servant of God JOSEP DOMÈNECH BONET (in religion: BENET FROM SANTA COLOMA DE Gramenet) and 2 COMPANIONS, professed priests of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin; killed in odium fidei in the religious persecution during the Spanish Civil War between 24 July and 6 August 1936;

- the martyrdom of the Servant of God JOSÉ MARÍA GRAN CIRERA, and 2 COMPANIONS, professed priests of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, along with 7 COMPANIONS, laypersons of the diocese of Quiché; killed in odium fidei in Guatemala between 1980 and 1981;

- the heroic virtues of Blessed GIOVANNI TAVELLI, professed priest of the Order of the Gesuati (now extinct); bishop of Ferrara; born in Tossignano, Bologna (Italy) in 1386, and died in Ferrara (Italy) on 24 July 1446; concession of indult for Mass and Office in 1598 (for the Church of San Girolamo in Ferrara) and on 20 July 1748 (for the diocese of Ferrara); confirmation of cultus ab immemoriale on 17 July 1846;

- the heroic virtues of the Servant of God Joaquim Masmitjà de PuiG, priest of the diocese of Girona and founder of the Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary; born in Olot, Girona (Spain) on 29 December 1808, and died in Girona (Spain) on 26 August 1886;

- the heroic virtues of the Servant of God José Antonio Plancarte Labastida, priest of the archdiocese of Mexico and founder of the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Immaculate of Guadalupe; born in Mexico City (Mexico) on 23 December 1840, and died in Tacuba, Mexico City (Mexico) on 26 April 1898;

- the heroic virtues of the Servant of God José Pio Gurruchaga Castuariense, priest of the diocese of Bilbao and founder of the Congregation of the Parish Helpers of Christ the Priest; born in Tolosa, Guipúzcoa (Spain) on 5 May 1881, and died in Bilbao, Vizcaya (Spain) on 22 May 1967;

- the heroic virtues of the Servant of God François-Léon Clergue (in religion: Marie-Antoine from Lavaur), professed priest of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin; born in Lavaur, Tarn (France) on 23 December 1825, and died in Toulouse, Tarn (France) on 8 February 1907; and,

- the heroic virtues of the Servant of God Carmen Catarina Bueno (in religion: Maria do Carmo of the Holy Trinity), professed nun of the Order of Discalced Carmelites; born in Itu, São Paulo (Brazil) on 25 November 1898 and died in Taubaté, São Paulo (Brazil) on 13 July 1966.