1) 21 January in Buenos Aires (Argentina)

        ALPHONSUS [ALFIE] LAMBE

        layperson of the archdiocese of Buenos Aires;

                member, Legion of Mary

        born: 24 June 1932 in Tullamore, Offaly (Ireland)

        diocese of competent bishop: Buenos Aires

        CCS protocol number: 1561

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 17 June 1987

        opening of diocesan inquiry:

        closing of diocesan inquiry:

        decree on validity of diocesan inquiry:

        submission of Positio to CCS:

        particular meeting of theological consultors:

        session of cardinal and bishop members of the CCS:

        postulator: Fra Giovangiuseppe Califano, ofm        

        petitioner: Legión de María ― Senatus de Buenos Aires, Somellera, 348,

                                      B1846BEF Adrogué, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA

                              [see also 1944: Edel Mary Quinn]

        website: www.alfonsolambe.org

2) 01 March in Granada (Spain)

        MARÍA DOLORES SEGARRA GESTOSO

        founder, Missionaries of Christ the Priest (n.o.)

        born: 15 March 1921 in Melilla (Spain)

        diocese of competent bishop: Madrid

        CCS protocol number: 1500

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        competentia fori: (from the diocese of Granada)

        nihil obstat: 18 December 1985

        opening of diocesan inquiry:

        closing of diocesan inquiry:

        decree on validity of diocesan inquiry: 30 November 2001

        submission of Positio to CCS:

        particular meeting of theological consultors:

        session of cardinal and bishop members of the CCS:

        postulator: Rev. Romualdo Rodrigo Lozano, oar

        petitioner: Misioneras de Cristo Sacerdote, Carretera General de la Coruña, km. 17,

                                     28230 Las Rosaz (Madrid), SPAIN

        website:

3) 11 March in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

        HONORINA DE ABREU (MARIA JOSE OF JESUS)

        professed religious, Discalced Carmelite Nuns

        born: 18 February 1882 in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

        diocese of competent bishop: Rio de Janeiro

        CCS protocol number: 1691

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 26 October 1989

        opening of diocesan inquiry:

        closing of diocesan inquiry:

        decree on validity of diocesan inquiry: 06 March 1993

        submission of Positio to CCS:

        particular meeting of theological consultors:

        session of cardinal and bishop members of the CCS:

        postulator: Rev. Romano Gambalunga, ocd

        petitioner: Carmelo de Santa Teresa, Ladeira de Sta. Teresa, 52 – Santa Teresa

                                     20241-140 – Rio de Janeiro – RJ, BRAZIL

        website:

4) 23 March in Leopoldov, Hlohovec (Slovakia) in odium fidei

        DOMINIK TRČKA (METOD)

        professed priest, Redemptorists

        born: 06 July 1886 in Frýdlant nad Ostravicí, Frýdek-Místek  (Czech Republic)

        eparchy of competent bishop: Prešov

        CCS protocol number: 2407

        type of cause: martyrdom

        opening of diocesan inquiry:

        nihil obstat: 06 March 2001

        closing of diocesan inquiry:

        decree on validity of diocesan inquiry: 09 March 2001

        submission of Positio to CCS: 2001

        particular meeting of theological consultors: 06 April 2001

        session of cardinal and bishop members of the CCS: 23 April 2001

        promulgation of decree on martyrdom: 24 April 2001

        beatification: 04 November 2001

        postulator: Rev. Antonio Marrazzo, cssr

        petitioner: Redemptoristi, Masarykova 35, 071 01 Michalovce, SLOVAKIA

        website:

5) 26 March in Barcelona (Spain)

        MARÍA MONTSERRAT GRASES GARCÍA

        young layperson of the personal prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei

        born: 10 July 1941 in Barcelona (Spain)

        diocese of competent bishop: Barcelona

        CCS protocol number: 1137

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        opening of informative process: 19 December 1962

        closing of informative process: 26 March 1968

        decree on writings: 22 February 1974

        decree on validity of informative process: 15 May 1992

        opening of supplementary inquiry:

        closing of supplementary inquiry:

        decree on validity of supplementary inquiry: 21 January 1994

        submission of Positio to CCS: 1999

        particular meeting of theological consultors:

        session of cardinal and bishop members of the CCS:

        postulator: Mons. Flavio Capucci

        petitioner: [see 1985: Eduardo Ortiz de Landázuri Fernández de Heredia]

        website:

6) 12 April in Bozzolo, Mantova (Italy)

        PRIMO MAZZOLARI

        priest of the diocese of Cremona

        born: 13 January 1890 in Cremona (Italy)

        diocese of competent bishop: Cremona

        CCS protocol number:

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat:

        opening of diocesan inquiry:

        closing of diocesan inquiry:

        postulator:

        petitioner: [see 1952: Giovanni Cazzani]

                             Fondazione Mazzolari, Via Castello, 15, 46012 Bozzolo (MN), ITALY 

        website:

7) 28 April in Asunción (Paraguay)

        MARÍA GUGGIARI ECHEVERRÍA

                    (MARÍA FELICIA OF JESUS IN THE BLESSED SACRAMENT)

        professed religious, Discalced Carmelite Nuns

        born: 12 January 1925 in Villarica del Espiritu Santo, Guairá (Paraguay)

        diocese of competent bishop: Asunción

        CCS protocol number: 2185

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 17 July 1997

        opening of diocesan inquiry: 13 December 1997

        closing of diocesan inquiry: 28 April 2000

        decree on validity of diocesan inquiry: 22 February 2002

        submission of Positio to CCS: 2004

        particular meeting of theological consultors: 20 March 2009

        session of cardinal and bishop members of the CCS: 08 February 2010

        promulgation of decree on heroic virtues: 27 March 2010

            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 November 2008

            meeting of the Medical Board: 

        postulator: Rev. Romano Gambalunga, ocd

        petitioner: Carmelitas Descalzas, N. Sra. del Carmen, 1141, Manorá, Asunción Capital, PARAGUAY

        website: chiquitunga.jimdo.com

Note: In Spanish, the religious name is “María Felicia de Jesús Sacramentado”.

8) 03 July in Gulu (Uganda)

        JOHN McAULIFFE (NORBERT)

        professed religious, Brothers of the Sacred Heart

        born: 30 September 1886 in Manhattan, New York (USA)

        diocese of competent bishop: Gulu

        CCS protocol number: 1988

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 18 August 1994

        opening of diocesan inquiry:

        closing of diocesan inquiry:

        decree on validity of diocesan inquiry: 09 June 1995

        submission of Positio to CCS: 1998

        particular meeting of theological consultors:

        session of cardinal and bishop members of the CCS:

        postulator: Frt. Conrad Pelletier, sc

        petitioner: Brothers of the Sacred Heart – New Orleans Province, 4401 Elysian Fields Ave.,

                                     New Orleans, LA 70122, USA

                             Brothers of the Sacred Heart, P.O. Box 642, Plot No. 16, Turker Crescent, Luzira, Kampala, UGANDA

                             [see also 1859: Jean-Hippolyte Gondre (Polycarpe)]

        website:

9) 06 July in Madrid (Spain)

        MARÍA ASUNCIÓN SOLER GIMENO (MARÍA ASUNCIÓN OF THE CROSS)

        founder, Carmelite Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (n.o.)

        born: 19 August 1882 in Cuart de Poblet, Valencia (Spain)

        diocese of competent bishop: Madrid

        CCS protocol number: 2438

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 19 November 2001

        opening of diocesan inquiry: 23 November 2002

        closing of diocesan inquiry: 20 December 2008

        decree on validity of diocesan inquiry:

        submission of Positio to CCS:

        particular meeting of theological consultors:

        session of cardinal and bishop members of the CCS:

        postulator: Rev. Giovanni Grosso, ocarm

        petitioner: Carmelitas del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús, C/ General Asensio Cabanillas, 41,

                                     28003 Madrid, SPAIN

        website:

10) 10 July Yên Bình, Yen Bái (Vietnam) in odium fidei, uti fertur

        GIOAKIM NGUYỄN TÂN VĂN (MARCEL)

        professed religious, Redemptorists

        born: 15 March 1928 in Ngăm Giáo, Bắc Ninh (Vietnam)

        diocese of competent bishop: Belley-Ars

        CCS protocol number: 2002

        type of cause: martyrdom

        competentia fori:

        nihil obstat: 07 January 1995

        opening of diocesan inquiry: 26 March 1997

        closing of diocesan inquiry:

        decree on validity of diocesan inquiry:

        submission of Positio to CCS:

        particular meeting of theological consultors:

        session of cardinal and bishop members of the CCS:

        postulator: Rev. Antonio Marrazzo, cssr

        petitioner: Les Amis de Van,  15 rue de l’Orangerie, 78000 Versailles, FRANCE

        website: amisdevan.org

11) 30 July in Guadalajara, Jalisco (Mexico)

        MARÍA NATIVIDAD VENEGAS DE LA TORRE

                (MARÍA OF JESUS IN THE BLESSED SACRAMENT)

        founder, Daughters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of Guadalajara (n.o.)

        born: 08 September 1868 in Zapotlanejo, Jalisco (Mexico)

        diocese of competent bishop: Guadalajara

        CCS protocol number: 1358

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat to initiate cognitional process: 19 June 1980

        opening of cognitional process: 18 March 1981

        closing of cognitional process: 07 April 1983

        decree on validity of cognitional process: 09 April 1984

        submission of Positio to CCS: 1987

        particular meeting of theological consultors: 11 November 1988

        session of cardinal and bishop members of the CCS: 02 February 1989

        promulgation of decree on heroic virtues: 13 May 1989

            opening of diocesan inquiry on miracle for beatification: 25 February 1987

            closing of diocesan inquiry on miracle for beatification: 02 June 1987

            decree on validity of diocesan inquiry on miracle: 02 May 1990

            meeting of the Medical Board: 19 December 1990

            particular meeting of theological consultors: 19 April 1991

            session of cardinal and bishop members of the CCS: 21 May 1991

            promulgation of decree on miracle: 06 July 1991

        beatification: 22 November 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: 09 January 1995

            meeting of the Medical Board: 05 February 1998

            particular meeting of theological consultors: 29 May 1998

            session of cardinal and bishop members of the CCS: 16 March 1999

            promulgation of decree on miracle: 26 March 1999

        canonization: 21 May 2000

        information: Hijas del Sagrado Corazón de Jesus, Antonio Rosales 204, 44450 Guadalajara, Jal., MEXICO

        website:

Note: In Spanish, the religious name is “María de Jesús Sacramentado”. 

12) 08 August in Rome (Italy)

        LUIGI STURZO

        priest of the diocese of Catania

        born: 26 November 1871 in Caltagirone, Sicily (Italy)

        diocese of competent bishop: Rome

        CCS protocol number: 2207

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 23 March 2002

        opening of diocesan inquiry:

        closing of diocesan inquiry:

        decree on validity of diocesan inquiry:

        submission of Positio to CCS:

        particular meeting of theological consultors:

        session of cardinal and bishop members of the CCS:

        postulator: Mons. Luigi Giuliani

        petitioner: Centro Internazionale Studi Sturziani, Circonv. Trionfale, 34, 00195 Roma, ITALY

        website: www.centrosturzo.it

13) 14 August in Siena (Italy)

        BIANCA PICCOLOMINI CLEMENTINI

        layperson of the archdiocese of Siena;

                founder, Company of the Daughters of Saint Angela Merici of Siena (part of the

                Company of Saint Ursula, Federation of the Secular Institute of Saint Angela Merici)

        born: 07 April 1875 in Siena (Italy)

        diocese of competent bishop: Siena

        CCS protocol number: 1521

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 22 May 1986

        opening of diocesan inquiry: 11 June 1986

        closing of diocesan inquiry: 31 March 1995

        decree on validity of diocesan inquiry: 06 October 1995

        submission of Positio to CCS: 1998

        particular meeting of theological consultors:

        session of cardinal and bishop members of the CCS:

        postulator: Rev. Riccardo Petroni

        petitioner: Compagnia delle Figlie di S. Angela Merici, Banchi di Sotto, 81, 53100 Siena, ITALY

        website:

14) 12 September in Manises, Valencia (Spain)

        JOSÉ RAMÓN GARCÍA PLANELLS

        layperson of the archdiocese of Valencia

        born: 21 October 1885 in Manises, Valencia (Spain)

        diocese of competent bishop: Valencia

        CCS protocol number: 1304

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat:

        opening of diocesan inquiry:

        closing of diocesan inquiry:

        postulator:

        petitioner: [see 1936 Sp: Vicente Vilar David]

        website:

15) 11 November in Rome (Italy)

        GIOVANNI MINOZZI

        priest of the vicariate of Rome;

                founder, Congregation of the Family of the Disciples (n.o.)

                and Handmaids of the Lord (n.o.)

        born: 18 October 1884 in Amatrice, Rieti (Italy)

        diocese of competent bishop: Rome

        CCS protocol number: 2461

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 13 February 2002

        opening of diocesan inquiry: 11 April 2008

        closing of diocesan inquiry: 25 November 2011

        decree on validity of diocesan inquiry:

        submission of Positio to CCS:

        particular meeting of theological consultors:

        session of cardinal and bishop members of the CCS:

        postulator: Rev. Francesco Bracciani, fdd

        petitioner: Congregazione della Famiglia dei Discepoli, Via dei Pianellari, 7, 00186 Roma, ITALY

                             [1931: Giovanni Semeria;

                              1966: Maria Marchetta]

                             Ancelle del Signore, Via Lucania, 8, 63100 Ascoli Piceno (AP), ITALY

        website: www.operadonminozzi.it

16) 16 November in Barranquilla, Atlantico (Colombia)

        LUISA AVELEDO y AVELEDO (MARCELINA OF SAINT JOSEPH)

        founder, Sisters of the Poor of Saint Peter Claver (n.o.)  

        born: 18 June 1874 in Caracas (Venezuela)

        diocese of competent bishop: Barranquilla

        CCS protocol number: 1517

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 05 May 1986

        opening of diocesan inquiry:

        closing of diocesan inquiry:

        decree on validity of diocesan inquiry: 04 October 1991

        submission of Positio to CCS: 1996

        particular meeting of theological consultors:

        session of cardinal and bishop members of the CCS:

        postulator: Rev. Romualdo Rodrigo Lozano, oar

        petitioner: Hermanas de los Pobres de San Pedro Claver, Calle 110 - Transversal, 41, N. 40-01,

                                     Aptdo. Aereo 85288, Santafé de Bogotá, COLOMBIA

        website: