1914

~ 1914 ~

1) 10 January in Perugia (Italy)

        LÉONIE AVIAT (FRANÇOISE DE SALES)
        founder, Oblate Sisters of Saint Francis de Sales
        born: 16 September 1844 in Sezanne, Marne (France)

        competent diocese: Perugia-Città della Pieve/Troyes
        CCS protocol number: 273
        type of cause: heroic virtues

opening of informative process: 1929

closing of informative process: 1934

decree on writings: 01 July 1936

introduction of cause: 09 April 1957

decree “non cultu”:

opening of apostolic process: 1959

closing of apostolic process: 1961

decree on validity of informative and apostolic processes: 14 January 1967

commission of CCS officials and consultants: 20 March 1978

plenary session of cardinals: 23 May 1978

papal confirmation of plenary session sentence: 22 September 1978

promulgation of decree on heroic virtues: 01 December 1978

            opening of diocesan inquiry on miracle for beatification:
            closing of diocesan inquiry on miracle for beatification:
            decree on validity of diocesan inquiry on miracle:
            session of medical consultants: 02 May 1991
            congress of theological consultants: 27 September 1991
            ordinary congregation of cardinals and bishops: 10 December 1991
            promulgation of decree on miracle: 21 December 1991
        beatification: 27 September 1992

            opening of diocesan inquiry on miracle for canonization:
            closing of diocesan inquiry on miracle for canonization:
            decree on validity of diocesan inquiry on miracle: 24 March 1995
            session of medical consultants:
            congress of theological consultants:
            ordinary congregation of cardinals and bishops:
            promulgation of decree on miracle:
        canonization: 25 November 2001

information: Sœurs Oblates de Saint François de Sales, 10 Rue des Terrasses, 10000 Troyes, FRANCE

        website: www.oblatesisters.org

2) 14 January in Rome (Italy)

        LUIGI ORESTE BORGIA
        priest of the vicariate of Rome
        born: 28 March 1840 in Rome (Italy)

competent diocese: Rome

CCS protocol number: 1863

type of cause: heroic virtues

nihil obstat: 06 May 1992

opening of diocesan inquiry:

closing of diocesan inquiry:

decree on validity of diocesan inquiry:

submission of Positio to CCS:

session of historical consultants:

congress of theological consultants:

ordinary congregation of cardinals and bishops:

postulator:
petitioner: Pontificio Seminario Romano Maggiore, P.za S. Giovanni in Laterano, 4, 00184 Roma, ITALY

Parrocchia di S. Marco al Campidoglio, P.za S. Marco, 48, 00186 Roma, ITALY

        website:

3) 26 January in Mina Clavero, Córdoba (Argentina)

        JOSÉ GABRIEL DEL ROSARIO BROCHERO
        priest of the archdiocese of Córdoba
        born: 16 March 1840 in Santa Rosa de Río Primero, Córdoba (Argentina)

competent diocese: Córdoba (Argentina)

CCS protocol number: 1246

type of cause: heroic virtues

opening of informative process:

closing of informative process:

decree on writings: 03 March 1979

decree on validity of informative process: 10 May 1996

submission of Positio to CCS: 1997

congress of theological consultants: 03 February 2004

ordinary congregation of cardinals and bishops: 02 April 2004

promulgation of decree on heroic virtues: 19 April 2004

postulator: Rev. Paolo Molinari, sj
petitioner: Arquidiócesis de Córdoba, Avda. Hipólito Yrigoyen, 98, X5000JHN Córdoba, ARGENTINA

website: www.curabrochero.org.ar

4) 26 January in Kottayam, Kerala (India)

MATHEW MAKIL
apostolic vicar of Changanacherry and Kottayam;

founder, Sisters of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
born: 27 March 1851 in Manjoor, Kottayam, Kerala (India)

competent eparchy: Kottayam

CCS protocol number: 2867

type of cause: heroic virtues

nihil obstat: 11 November 2008

opening of diocesan inquiry: 26 January 2009

closing of diocesan inquiry:

decree on validity of diocesan inquiry:

submission of Positio to CCS:

session of historical consultants:

congress of theological consultants:

ordinary congregation of cardinals and bishops:

postulator:

petitioner: Visitation Generalate, S.H. Mount P.O, Kottayam 686 006 – Kerala, INDIA

website: marmakil.org

5) 11 February in Villa Pasquali, Mantua (Italy)

GIACINTO BIANCHI
priest of the diocese of Cremona;

founder, Daughters of Mary, Missionaries (n.o.)
born: 15 August 1835 in Villa Pasquali, Mantua (Italy)

competent diocese: Cremona

CCS protocol number: 604

type of cause: heroic virtues

opening of informative process:

closing of informative process:

decree on writings: 14 June 1974

decree on validity of informative process 17 May 1991

submission of Positio to CCS: 1993

congress of theological consultants: 17 February 2006

ordinary congregation of cardinals and bishops:

promulgation of decree on heroic virtues: 06 December 2008

postulator: Mons. Luigi Porsi

petitioner: Figlie di Maria Missionarie, Via D. G. Bianchi, 3, 46010 Villa Pasquali (MN), ITALY

Figlie di Maria Missionarie, Via Giulia di Gallese, 15, 00151 Rome, ITALY

        website: ifmm.org

65) 26 February in Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Caserta (Italy)

DONATO GIANNOTTI
priest of the diocese of Capua;

founder, Handmaids of the Immaculate
born: 28 June 1828 in Casapulla, Caserta (Italy)

        competent diocese: Capua
        CCS protocol number: 2100
        type of cause: heroic virtues

nihil obstat: 29 March 1996

opening of diocesan inquiry:

closing of diocesan inquiry:

decree on validity of diocesan inquiry:

submission of Positio to CCS:

session of historical consultants:

congress of theological consultants:

ordinary congregation of cardinals and bishops:

postulator:
petitioner: Ancelle dell’Immacolata, Via Donato Giannotti, 13, 81055 Santa Maria Capua Vetere (CE), ITALY

        website: www.diocesidicapua.it/ancelle/index.htm

7) 11 March in Jrabta, Batrūn, Ash Shamāl (Lebanon)

BUŢROSYAH SHABAQ AR-RAYES (RAFQĀ)

[(بطرسيّة شبق ألريّس (رفقا]

professed religious, Order of the Lebanese Maronite Sisters (n.o.)
born: 29 June 1832 in Himlaya, Metn Nord, Jabal Lubnān (Lebanon)

competent eparchy: Antioch of the Maronites
CCS protocol number: 23

type of cause: heroic virtues

opening of informative process: 1910

closing of informative process:

decree on writings: 12 March 1930

introduction of cause: 01 June 1968

decree “non cultu”:

opening of apostolic process:

closing of apostolic process:

decree on validity of informative and apostolic processes:

commission of CCS officials and consultants:

plenary session of cardinals:

papal confirmation of plenary session sentence:

promulgation of decree on heroic virtues: 11 February 1982

            opening of diocesan inquiry on miracle for beatification:
            closing of diocesan inquiry on miracle for beatification:
            decree on validity of diocesan inquiry on miracle:
            session of medical consultants:
            congress of theological consultants: 06 March 1984
            ordinary congregation of cardinals and bishops: 17 April 1984
            promulgation of decree on miracle: 09 June 1984
        beatification: 17 November 1985

            opening of diocesan inquiry on miracle for canonization:
            closing of diocesan inquiry on miracle for canonization:
            decree on validity of diocesan inquiry on miracle:
            session of medical consultants:
            congress of theological consultants: 07 April 2000
            ordinary congregation of cardinals and bishops: 06 June 2000
            promulgation of decree on miracle: 01 July 2000
        canonization: 10 June 2001

information: Ordre des Soeurs Libanaises Maronites, Couvent Mar Youssef (Saint-Joseph),

Jrabta, Batroun, Liban Nord, LEBANON

website: www.strafqa.org

Note: In several Arabic circles, the religious name is Romanized as “Rafka”; the family name as “Choboq”; the baptismal name variably as “Boutrossieh” or “Boutrosiya”.

8) 08 April in Borgetto, Palermo (Italy)

        MARIA ROSA ZANGÀRA
        founder, Daughters of Mercy and of the Cross (n.o.)
        born: 08 November 1844 in Partinico, Palermo (Italy)

        competent diocese: Monreale
        CCS protocol number: 1430
        type of cause: heroic virtues

opening of informative process:

closing of informative process: 08 June 1982

nihil obstat: 15 September 1989

decree on validity of informative process:

submission of Positio to CCS:

session of historical consultants:

congress of theological consultants:

ordinary congregation of cardinals and bishops:

postulator:
petitioner: Figlie della Misericordia e della Croce,Via Giovanni Evangelista di Blasi, 78, 9015 Palermo, ITALY

website: www.figliemisericordiaecroce.it

9) 11 April at Lucca (Italy)

        ELENA GUERRA
        founder, Oblates of the Holy Spirit
        born: 23 June 1835 in Lucca (Italy)

        competent diocese: Lucca
        CCS protocol number: 174
        type of cause: heroic virtues

        opening of informative process:

closing of informative process:

decree on writings:

introduction of cause: 11 May 1936

decree “non cultu”:

opening of apostolic process:

closing of apostolic process:

decree on validity of informative and apostolic processes:

antepreparatory congregation:

preparatory congregation:

general congregation:

promulgation of decree on heroic virtues: 26 June 1953

            opening of informative process on first miracle for beatification:
            closing of informative process on first miracle for beatification:
            opening of informative process on second miracle for beatification:
            closing of informative process on second miracle for beatification:
            decree on validity of informative processes on miracles:

            session of medical consultants:
            antepreparatory congregation on miracles:
            preparatory congregation on miracles:
            general congregation on miracles:
            promulgation of decree on miracles:

beatification: 26 April 1959

postulator:
petitioner: Oblate dello Spirito Santo, P.za S. Agostino, 5, 55100 Lucca, ITALY

Oblate dello Spirito Santo, Via Silvestro II, 24, 00167 Roma, ITALY

        website:

10) 11 April in Dronero, Cuneo (Italy)

        BERNARDO MATTIO
        priest of the diocese of Saluzzo
        born: 02 January 1845 in Saluzzo, Cuneo (Italy)

        competent diocese: Saluzzo
        CCS protocol number: 2273
        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 11 March 1999

opening of diocesan inquiry:

closing of diocesan inquiry:

decree on validity of diocesan inquiry:

submission of Positio to CCS:

session of historical consultants:

congress of theological consultants:

ordinary congregation of cardinals and bishops:

postulator:
petitioner: Parrocchia Ss. Andrea e Ponzio, P.za Don Mattio, 2, 12025 Dronero (CN), ITALY

website:

11) 09 April in Ceglie Messapico, Brindisi (Italy)

        RACHELE LALÍA (MARIA ANTONIA)
        founder, Dominican Sisters of San Sisto Vecchio (n.o.)
        born: 20 May 1839 in Misilmeri, Palermo (Italy)

        competent diocese: Oria
        CCS protocol number: 1498
        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 13 November 1985

opening of diocesan inquiry:

closing of diocesan inquiry:

decree on validity of diocesan inquiry: 10 October 1986

submission of Positio to CCS:

session of historical consultants:

congress of theological consultants:

ordinary congregation of cardinals and bishops:

postulator: Rev. Vito Tomás Gómez García, op

petitioner: Suore Domenicane di San Sisto Vecchio, Via Druso, 2, 00184 Roma, ITALY

website:

12) 24 April in Dinan, Côtes-d’Armor (France)

ANGELO MENNI (BENEDETTO)

            [BENITO MENNI FIGINI]
        professed priest, Hospitallers of Saint John of God;
                founder, Hospitaller Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
        born: 11 March 1841 in Milan (Italy)

        competent diocese: Madrid
        CCS protocol number: 510
        type of cause: heroic virtues

        opening of informative process:

closing of informative process:

decree on writings:

introduction of cause: 26 February 1964

decree “non-cultu”:

opening of apostolic process:

closing of apostolic process:

decree on validity of informative and apostolic processes:

commission of CCS officials and consultants:

plenary session of cardinals:

papal confirmation of plenary session sentence:

promulgation of decree on heroic virtues: 11 May 1982

            opening of informative process on miracle for beatification:
            closing of informative process on miracle for beatification:
            decree on validity of informative process on miracle: 03 December 1982
            session of medical consultants: 06 April 1984
            congress of theological consultants: 17 July 1984
            ordinary congregation of cardinals and bishops: 20 November 1984
            promulgation of decree on miracle: 14 December 1984
        beatification: 23 June 1985

            opening of diocesan inquiry on miracle for canonization:
            closing of diocesan inquiry on miracle for canonization:
            decree on validity of diocesan inquiry on miracle:
            session of medical consultants:
            congress of theological consultants:
            ordinary congregation of cardinals and bishops:
            promulgation of decree on miracle:

canonization: 21 November 1999

information: Suore Ospedaliere del Sacro Cuore, P.za Salerno, 3, 00161 Rome, ITALY

[1883: María Josefa Recio Martín (María Josefa of the Blessed Sacrament);

1963: Elisa de Jesus Pereira (Maria do Monte)]

        website: www.hospitalarias.org

13) 03 May in Paris (France)

        ÉLISABETH LESEUR née ARRIGHI
        layperson of the archdiocese of Paris; married
        born: 16 October 1866 in Paris (France)

competent diocese: Paris

CCS protocol number: 628

type of cause: heroic virtues

opening of informative process:

closing of informative process:

decree on writings: 27 June 1955

introduction of cause:

decree “non cultu”:

opening of apostolic process:

closing of apostolic process:

decree on validity of informative and apostolic processes:

submission of Positio to CCS:

session of historical consultants:

congress of theological consultants:

ordinary congregation of cardinals and bishops:

postulator: Rev. Vito Tomás Gómez García, op

petitioner: Frères Dominicains ― Province de France, 222 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008 Paris, FRANCE

website:

14) 20 May in Drongen, East Flanders (Belgium)

ADOLF PETIT

professed priest, Jesuits
born: 22 May 1822 in Gent, East Flanders (Belgium)

        competent diocese: Gent
        CCS protocol number: 141
        type of cause: heroic virtues

opening of informative process:

closing of informative process:

decree on writings:

introduction of cause: 24 February 1937

decree “non cultu”:

opening of apostolic process:

closing of apostolic process:

decree on validity of informative and apostolic processes:

antepreparatory congregation:

preparatory congregation:

general congregation:

promulgation of decree on heroic virtues: 15 December 1966

postulator: Rev. Paolo Molinari, sj
petitioner: Jezuïeten - Vlaamse provincie, Drongenplein, 26, 9031 Gent , BELGIUM

website:

15) 29 May in Roma, Maseru (Lesotho)

        JOSEPH GÉRARD
        professed priest, Oblates of Mary Immaculate
        born: 12 March 1831 in Bouxières-aux-Chênes, Meurthe-et-Moselle (France)

        competent diocese: Maseru
        CCS protocol number: 470
        type of cause: heroic virtues

opening of informative process:

closing of informative process:

decree on writings:

introduction of cause: 01 March 1955

decree “non cultu”:

opening of apostolic process:

closing of apostolic process:

decree on validity of informative and apostolic processes:

commission of CCS officials and consultants:

plenary session of cardinals:

papal confirmation of plenary session sentence:

promulgation of decree on heroic virtues: 13 November 1976

            opening of diocesan inquiry on miracle for beatification:
            closing of diocesan inquiry on miracle for beatification:
            decree on validity of diocesan inquiry on miracle: 14 March 1986
            session of medical consultants: 03 December 1986
            congress of theological consultants: 13 March 1987
            ordinary congregation of cardinals and bishops: 19 May 1987
            promulgation of decree on miracle: 01 June 1987
        beatification: 15 September 1988

postulator: Rev. Joaquín Martínez Vega, omi

petitioner: Oblates of Mary Immaculate, P.O. Box 136, Roma 180, LESOTHO

website:

16) 21 August in Rome (Italy)

        PIUS X [GIUSEPPE MELCHIORRE SARTO]
        pope
        born: 02 June 1835 in Riese, Treviso (Italy)

        competent diocese: Rome
        CCS protocol number: 319
        type of cause: heroic virtues

opening of informative process:

closing of informative process:

decree on writings:

introduction of cause: 12 February 1943

decree “non cultu”:

opening of apostolic process:

closing of apostolic process:

decree on validity of informative and apostolic processes:

antepreparatory congregation:

preparatory congregation:

general congregation:

promulgation of decree on heroic virtues: 03 September 1950

beatification: 03 June 1951

decree on resumption of canonization cause:

            opening of informative process on first miracle for canonization:
            closing of informative process on first miracle for canonization:
            opening of informative process on second miracle for canonization:
            closing of informative process on second miracle for canonization:
            decree on validity of informative processes on miracles:
            session of medical consultants:
            antepreparatory congregation on miracles:
            preparatory congregation on miracles:
            general congregation on miracles:
            promulgation of decree on miracles:

canonization: 29 May 1954

        information: Museo San Pio X, Via Roma, 57, 30030 Salzano (VE), ITALY
                                 Museo Casa Natale di San Pio X, P.za Pio X, 1, 31039 Riese Pio X (TV), ITALY

        website:

17) 22 August in Masamagrell, Valencia (Spain)

FRANCISCO SIMÓN RÓDENAS (FRANCISCO FROM ORIHUELA)
professed priest, Franciscan Capuchins;

bishop of Santa Marta
born: 02 October 1849 in La Aparida, Orihuela, Alicante (Spain)

competent diocese: Valencia/Santa Marta

CCS protocol number: 433

type of cause: heroic virtues

opening of informative process:

closing of informative process:

decree on writings: 27 December 1937

introduction of cause: 21 December 1968

decree “non cultu”:

opening of apostolic process:

closing of apostolic process:

decree on validity of informative and apostolic processes: 27 September 1984

submission of Positio to CCS: 1995

session of historical consultants:

congress of theological consultants:

ordinary congregation of cardinals and bishops:

postulator: Fra Florio Tessari, ofmcap
petitioner: Provincia Capuchina de Valencia, C/ Cirilo Amorós, 67, 46004 Valencia, SPAIN

website:

18) 21 October in Roehampton, London, England (United Kingdom)

MARY JANET ERSKINE STUART
professed religious, Society of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

born: 11 November 1857 in Cottesmore, Rutlandshire, England (United Kingdom)

        competent diocese: Southwark
        CCS protocol number: 615
        type of cause: heroic virtues

opening of informative process:

closing of informative process:

decree on writings: 25 July 1952

introduction of cause:

decree “non cultu”:

opening of apostolic process:

closing of apostolic process:

decree on validity of informative and apostolic processes:

submission of Positio to CCS:

session of historical consultants:

congress of theological consultants:

ordinary congregation of cardinals and bishops:

postulator:
petitioner: Society of the Sacred Heart, 3 Bute Gardens, London, England W6 7DR , UNITED KINGDOM

website:

19) 07 November in Yaoundé (Cameroon)

HEINRICH VIETER

professed priest, Pallotines;

bishop of the apostolic vicariate of Cameroon

born: 13 February 1853 in Cappenberg, North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany)

competent diocese: Yaoundé

CCS protocol number:

type of cause: heroic virtues

nihil obstat:

opening of diocesan inquiry:

closing of diocesan inquiry:

        postulator: Rev. Jan Korycki, sac
        petitioner: Provinzialat der Herz-Jesu-Provinz der Pallottiner, Vinzenz Pallotti-Str. 14
                                 86316 Friedberg, GERMANY

Archdiocèse de Yaoundé, B.P. 207, Yaoundé, CAMEROON

website:

20) 18 November in Wał-Ruda, Małopolskie (Poland) in defensum castitatis

        KAROLINA KÓZKA
        young layperson of the diocese of Tarnów
        born: 02 August 1898 in Wał-Ruda, Małopolskie (Poland)