~ 1890 ~

1) 02 January in Lachine, Quebec (Canada)
   

        ESTHER BLONDIN (MARIE-ANNE)
        founder, Sisters of Saint Anne
        born: 18 April 1809 in Terrebonne, Quebec (Canada)

        competetent diocese: Montreal

        protocol number: 921

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        opening of diocesan inquiry:

        closing of diocesan inquiry:

        introduction of cause: 07 January 1977

        validation of diocesan inquiry:

        publication year of Positio: 1985

        session of historical consultors:

        meeting of theological consultors:

        ordinary congregation of cardinals and bishops:

        promulgation of decree on heroic virtues: 14 May 1991

            opening of diocesan inquiry on miracle for beatification: 

        beatification: 29 April 2001

   
        actor: Soeurs de Sainte-Anne, 1950 Provost St., Lachine, Quebec, H8S 1P7, CANADA
   
   

2) 05 January in Genoa (Italy)

        MARIA REPETTO
        professed religious, Sisters of Our Lady of Refuge in Mount Calvary
        born: 01 November 1807 in Voltaggio, Alessandria (Italy)
 

        competetent diocese: Genoa

        protocol number: 162

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        opening of diocesan inquiry:

        closing of diocesan inquiry:

        introduction of cause: 11 March 1949

        validation of diocesan inquiry:

        publication year of Positio:

        session of historical consultors:

        meeting of theological consultors:

        ordinary congregation of cardinals and bishops:

        promulgation of decree on heroic virtues: 04 July 1968       

            opening of diocesan inquiry on miracle for beatification: 

        beatification: 04 October 1981

   
        actor: Suore di Nostra Signora del Rifugio in Monte Calvario, Viale Centurione Bracelli, 13, 16142 Genova, ITALY

                   [1651: Virginia Centurione Bracelli]
   
   

3) 16 January in Gijón, Asturias (Spain)

        LOUIS-ANTOINE-ROSE ORMIÈRES
        priest of the diocese of Carcassone;

                founder, Sisters of the Guardian Angel
        born: 14 July 1809 in Quillan, Aude (France)
 

        competetent diocese: Oviedo

        protocol number: 814

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        opening of diocesan inquiry:

        closing of diocesan inquiry:

        validation of diocesan inquest: 16 June 1989

        publication year of Positio: 1990

        session of historical consultors:

        meeting of theological consultors:

        ordinary congregation of cardinals and bishops:

        promulgation of decree on heroic virtues: 08 March 1997

   
        actor: Hermanas del Santo Ángel de la Guarda, Ave. del Valle, 42, 28003 Madrid, SPAIN

                    [1923: Marie-Adeline Couderc Caminade (María Serafina)]
       
       

4) 25 January in Béziers, Hérault  (France)
   

        JEAN GAILHAC
        priest of the diocese of Montpellier;

                founder, Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary
        born: 13 November 1802 in Béziers, Hérault (France)

        competetent diocese: Montpellier

        protocol number: 648

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        opening of diocesan inquiry:

        closing of diocesan inquiry:

        introduction of cause: 26 July 1953

        validation of diocesan inquiry:

        publication year of Positio:

        session of historical consultors:

        meeting of theological consultors:

        ordinary congregation of cardinals and bishops:

        promulgation of decree on heroic virtues: 22 June 1972

   
        actor: Religiose del Sacro Cuore di Maria, Via Adelaide Ristori, 26, 00197 Roma, ITALY
   
   

5) 27 January in Cesena, Forlì (Italy)
   

        ANNA LEGA (MARIA TERESA OF THE EXALTATION OF THE CROSS)
        founder, Sisters of the Holy Family, Lega Institute (n.o.)
        born: 13 January 1812 in Brisighella, Ravenna (Italy)

        competetent diocese: Cesena-Sarsina/Faenza-Modigliana

        protocol number: 111

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        opening of diocesan inquiry:

        closing of diocesan inquiry:

        validation of diocesan inquest: 20 April 1990

        publication year of Positio:

        session of historical consultors:

        meeting of theological consultors:

        ordinary congregation of cardinals and bishops:

        promulgation of decree on heroic virtues: 25 June 1996

   
        actor: Suore della Sacra Famiglia, Istituto Lega, Viale Padre Vicinio da Sarsina, 176, 47023 Cesena (FO), ITALY
   

   
6) 03 February in Rome (Italy)

        PIETRO ROTA
        bishop of Mantova
        born: 30 January 1805 in Correggio, Reggio Emilia (Italy)

        competetent diocese: Rome/Reggio Emilia-Guastalla

        protocol number: 519

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        opening of diocesan inquiry: 08 May 1943

        closing of diocesan inquiry:

        validation of diocesan inquiry:

        publication year of Positio:

        session of historical consultors:

        meeting of theological consultors:

        ordinary congregation of cardinals and bishops:

        actor: Diocesi di Mantova, P.za Sordello, 15, 46100 Mantova, ITALY
       

7) 03 March in Bergamo (Italy)

        GIOVANNI SCALVINONI (INNOCENZO FROM BERZO)
        professed priest, Franciscan Capuchins
        born: 19 March 1844 in Niardo, Brescia (Italy)
 

        competetent diocese: Bergamo

        protocol number: 39

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        opening of diocesan inquiry:

        closing of diocesan inquiry:

        introduction of cause: 22 January 1919

        validation of diocesan inquiry:

        publication year of Positio:

        session of historical consultors:

        meeting of theological consultors:

        ordinary congregation of cardinals and bishops:

        promulgation of decree on heroic virtues: 21 March 1943

            opening of diocesan inquiry on miracle for beatification: 

        beatification: 12 November 1961

   
        actor: Vicepostulazione, Santuario Ss. Annunciata, 25052 Cogno (BS), ITALY

                    [see also 1984: Antonio Pietro Cortinovis (Cecilio Maria from Costa Serina)]
   
   

8) 02 May in Naples (Italy)
   

        MARIA ROSA CARAFA
        professed religious, Handmaids of the Sacred Heart (n.o.)
        born: 06 April 1832 in Naples (Italy)
 

        competetent diocese: Naples

        protocol number:

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        opening of diocesan inquiry:

        closing of diocesan inquiry:

        introduction of cause: 28 August 1907

        validation of diocesan inquiry:

        publication year of Positio:

        session of historical consultors:

        meeting of theological consultors:

        ordinary congregation of cardinals and bishops:

        actor: [see 1894: Caterina Volpicelli]
   
   

9) 12 May in Lubaga (Uganda)

        SIMÉON LOURDEL
        professed priest, Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)
        born: 20 December 1853 in Dury, Pas-de-Calais (France)

        competetent diocese: Kampala

        protocol number: 1587

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 13 January 1988

        opening of diocesan inquiry:

        closing of diocesan inquiry:

        validation of diocesan inquiry:

        publication year of Positio:

        session of historical consultors:

        meeting of theological consultors:

        ordinary congregation of cardinals and bishops:

        actor: Missionari d’Africa, Via Aurelia, 269, 00165 Roma, ITALY

                    Missionaries of Africa, Lourdel House, P.O. Box 2912, Kampala, UGANDA
   
   

10) 11 August in Birmingham, West Midlands, England (United Kingdom)

        JOHN HENRY NEWMAN
        priest, Oratorians; cardinal
        born: 21 February 1801 in London, England (United Kingdom)

        competetent diocese: Birmingham

        protocol number: 1238

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        opening of diocesan inquiry:

        closing of diocesan inquiry:

        validation of diocesan inquest: 20 February 1989

        publication year of Positio:

        session of historical consultors:

        meeting of theological consultors:

        ordinary congregation of cardinals and bishops:

        promulgation of decree on heroic virtues: 22 January 1991

   
        actor: The Birmingham Oratory, Hagley Road, Birmingham B16 8UE, UNITED KINGDOM
       
   

11) 14 August in Thomaston, Connecticut (USA)
   

        MICHAEL JOSEPH McGIVNEY
        priest of the archdiocese of Hartford;

                founder, Knights of Columbus
        born: 12 August 1852 in Waterbury, Connecticut (USA)

        competetent diocese: Hartford

        protocol number: 2188

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 15 September 1997

        opening of diocesan inquiry: 18 December 1997

        closing of diocesan inquiry:  06 March 2000

        validation of diocesan inquiry: 14 April 2000

        publication year of Positio: 2003

        session of historical consultors: 28 October 2003

        meeting of theological consultors:

        ordinary congregation of cardinals and bishops:

        promulgation of decree on heroic virtues: 15 March 2008

        actor: Father McGivney Guild, 1 Columbus Plaza, New Haven, CT 06510-3326, USA
   
   

12) 16 August in Barcelona (Spain)
   

        MARIA DEL CARME DE SOJO BALLESTER de ANGUERA
        layperson of the archdiocese of Barcelona; married;

                member, Lay Carmelites
        born: 15 October 1856 in Reus, Barcelona (Spain)

        competetent diocese: Barcelona

        protocol number: 59

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        opening of diocesan inquiry:

        closing of diocesan inquiry:

        decree on writings: 28 July 1926

        validation of diocesan inquiry:

        publication year of Positio:

        session of historical consultors:

        meeting of theological consultors:

        ordinary congregation of cardinals and bishops:

        actor: Peres Carmelites, S. Herminegild, 13, 08006 Barcelona, SPAIN
   

13) 23 October in Rheims, Marne (France)

        JULIAN-NICOLAS RÈCHE (ARNOULD)
        professed religious, De la Salle Brothers
        born: 02 September 1838 in Landroff, Moselle (France) 

        competetent diocese: Rheims

        protocol number: 978

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        opening of diocesan inquiry:

        closing of diocesan inquiry:

        introduction of cause: 04 May 1981

        validation of diocesan inquiry:

        publication year of Positio:

        session of historical consultors:

        meeting of theological consultors:

        ordinary congregation of cardinals and bishops:

        promulgation of decree on heroic virtues: 05 June 1986

            opening of diocesan inquiry on miracle for beatification: 

        beatification: 01 November 1987

       
        actor: Frères des Écoles Chrétiennes - Lasalliens, 86 Rue de Courlancy, 51096 Reims, FRANCE
   
   

14) 26 December in Madrid (Spain)
 

        VICENTA MARÍA LÓPEZ VICUÑA
        founder, Religious of Mary Immaculate
        born: 22 March 1847 in Cascante, Navarra (Spain)

        competetent diocese: Madrid

        protocol number: 202

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        opening of diocesan inquiry:

        closing of diocesan inquiry:

        introduction of cause: 18 July 1928

        validation of diocesan inquiry:

        publication year of Positio:

        session of historical consultors:

        meeting of theological consultors:

        ordinary congregation of cardinals and bishops:

        promulgation of decree on heroic virtues: 21 March 1943

            opening of diocesan inquiry on miracle for beatification: 

        beatification: 19 February 1950

            opening of diocesan inquiry on miracle for canonization: 

        canonization: 25 May 1975

       
        actor: Religiosas de María Inmaculada, C/ Fuencarral, 97, 28004 Madrid, SPAIN

                     Religiose di Maria Immacolata, Via Cassia, 585, 00189 Roma, ITALY

                     [1982: María Aurelia Iglesias Hidalgo (María Stella)] 
   
   

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