1) 21 February in Edakochi, Kochi (India)   

        LAWRENCE PULIYANATH

        priest of the diocese of Cochin

        born: 08 August 1898 in Mundamveli, Kochi (India)

        diocese of competent bishop: Cochin

        CCS protocol number:

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat:

        opening of diocesan inquiry: 04 February 2011

        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:

        petitioner: Parish of St. Lawrence, Edakochi, Kochi, 682006, Kerala, INDIA 

        website: www.servantofgodlawrenceofedakochi.org

2) 27 February in Alep, Halab (Syria)   

        MĀTĪLD SHELḨOT SALĪM [ماتيلد شلحت ﺴﻟﻳﻢ]

        layperson of the archeparchy of Alep of the Melkites; married;

                member, Salesian Cooperators

        born: 15 November 1904 in Alep, Halab (Syria)

        eparchy of competent bishop: Alep of the Melkites

        CCS protocol number: 1927

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 04 February 1994

        opening of diocesan inquiry: 26 October 1995

        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. Pierluigi Cameroni, sdb

        petitioner: Fondation Georges et Mathilde Salem, B.P. 93, Alep, SYRIA

                             Œuvre Georges et Mathilde Salem, Rue Fayçal, B.P. 220, Alep, SYRIA

        website:

Note: The French transliteration of the name is “Mathilde Chelhot Salem”.

3) 16 March in Pangala, Zaire (Angola) in odium fidei, uti fertur

        LAZZARO GRAZIANI (LAZZARO FROM SARCEDO)

        professed priest, Franciscan Capuchins

        born: 20 October 1918 in Sarcedo, Vicenza (Italy)

        diocese of competent bishop: M’Banza Congo

        CCS protocol number:

        type of cause: martyrdom

        nihil obstat:

        opening of diocesan inquiry:

        closing of diocesan inquiry:

        postulator: Fra Florio Tessari, ofmcap

        petitioner: [see 1942: Bogdan Ivan Mandić (Leopoldo from Castelnuovo)]

                              Cúria Viceprovincial OFMCap, Rua de Caxito, 2, C.P. 2344, ANGOLA

        website:

4) 27 March in Naples (Italy)   

        ANGELA IACOBELLIS

        child of the diocese of Naples

        born: 16 October 1948 in Rome (Italy)

        diocese of competent bishop: Naples

        CCS protocol number: 1796

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 11 June 1991

        opening of diocesan inquiry: 14 October 1991

        closing of diocesan inquiry: 11 October 1993

        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:

        petitioner: Parrocchia S. Giovanni dei Fiorentini, P.za degli Artisti, 80129 Napoli, ITALY

        website:

5) 18 April in Madrid (Spain)   

        HERMELINDA SIMÓN PRIETO (HERMELINDA OF THE HEART OF JESUS)

        professed religious, Sisters of Charity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (n.o.)

        born: 04 March 1881 in Guamil, Orense (Spain)

        diocese of competent bishop: Madrid

        CCS protocol number: 1527

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 31 July 1986

        opening of diocesan inquiry:

        closing of diocesan inquiry:

        decree on validity of diocesan inquiry: 21 May 1993

        submission of Positio to CCS:

        particular meeting of theological consultors:

        session of cardinal and bishop members of the CCS:

        postulator:

        petitioner: [1899: Isabel Larrañaga Ramírez (Isabel of the Heart of Jesus)]

        website:

6) 15 May in Laski, Kyyivs’ka oblast’ (Ukraine)    

        RÓŻA CZACKA (ELŻBIETA)

        founder, Franciscan Sisters Handmaids of the Cross (n.o.)

        born: 22 October 1876 in Bila Tserkva, Kyyivs’ka oblast’ (Ukraine)

        diocese of competent bishop: Warsaw

        CCS protocol number: 1593

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 08 February 1988

        opening of diocesan inquiry:

        closing of diocesan inquiry:

        decree on validity of diocesan inquiry: 03 April 1998

        submission of Positio to CCS: 2011

        particular meeting of theological consultors:

        session of cardinal and bishop members of the CCS:

        postulator: Mons. Sławomir Oder

        petitioner: Siostry Franciszkanki Slużebnice Krzyża, ul. Piwna 9/11, 00-265 Warszawa, POLAND

                             [1946:  Władysława Korniłowicz]

        website: www.fsk.opoka.org.pl;

                         www.triuno.pl 

7) 16 June in Tambaú, São Paulo (Brazil)    

        DONIZETTI TAVARES DE LIMA

        priest of the diocese of São João da Boa Vista

        born: 03 January 1882 in Santa Rita de Cássia, Minas Gerais (Brazil)

        diocese of competent bishop: São João da Boa Vista

        CCS protocol number: 2139

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 02 December 1996

        opening of diocesan inquiry: 16 March 1997

        closing of diocesan inquiry: 16 May 2009

        decree on validity of diocesan inquiry: 29 October 2010

        submission of Positio to CCS:

        particular meeting of theological consultors:

        session of cardinal and bishop members of the CCS:

        postulator: Dr. Paolo Vilotta

        petitioner: Associação de Fiéis do Pe. Donizetti, Praça Padre Donizetti, 41 – Centro

                                     13710-000 – Tambaú – SP, BRAZIL

        website: www.padredonizetti.com.br

8) 17 June in Budapest (Hungary)

        MESTER MARGIT MÁRIA

        founder, “Unum Sanctissimae Trinitatis” Society (n.o.)

        born: 10 December 1906 in Tamási, Tolna (Hungary)

        diocese of competent bishop: Esztergom-Budapest

        CCS protocol number:

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat:

        opening of diocesan inquiry:

        closing of diocesan inquiry:

        postulator:

        petitioner: Unum Sanctissimae Trinitatis Társaság, Kisfaludy u. 35., 1191 Budapest, HUNGARY

        website:

9) 19 June in Rome (Italy)   

        ELENA AIELLO

        founder, Minim Sisters of the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ (n.o.)

        born: 10 April 1895 in Montalto Uffugo, Cosenza (Italy)

        diocese of competent bishop: Cosenza

        CCS protocol number: 1308

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat to initiate cognitional process: 07 January 1982

        opening of cognitional process: 15 April 1982

        closing of cognitional process: 07 February 1987

        decree on validity of cognitional process: 18 November 1988

        submission of Positio to CCS: 1989

        particular meeting of theological consultors: 05 December 1989

        session of cardinal and bishop members of the CCS: 08 May 1990

        promulgation of decree on heroic virtues: 22 January 1991

            opening of diocesan inquiry on miracle for beatification: 04 October 2005

            closing of diocesan inquiry on miracle for beatification: 20 December 2005

            decree on validity of diocesan inquiry on miracle: 24 February 2006

            meeting of the Medical Board: 01 February 2007

            congress of  theological consultants: 23 October 2010

            session of cardinal and bishop members of the CCS: 18 January 2011

            promulgation of decree on miracle: 02 April 2011

        beatification: 14 September 2011

        postulator: Rev. Enzo Gabrieli

        petitioner: Suore Minime della Passione, Via dei Martiri, 9, 87100 Cosenza, ITALY

        website: www.suoreminime-cosenza.it

10) 19 June in Civitavecchia, Rome (Italy)   

        PIO FREZZA

        priest of the diocese of Civitavecchia;

                founder, Sisters Workers of Jesus (n.o.)

        born: 11 June 1875 in Lanuvio, Rome (Italy)

        diocese of competent bishop: Civitavecchia-Tarquinia

        CCS protocol number: 2754

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        opening of diocesan inquiry: 25 November 2006

        nihil obstat: 22 February 2007

        closing of diocesan inquiry: 09 February 2013

        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: Dr. Waldery Hilgeman

        petitioner: Suore Operaie di Gesù, Via Carlo Calisse, 80, 00053 Civitavecchia (RM), ITALY

        website:

11) 21 August in Medellín, Antioquia (Colombia)

        EMILIO BOTERO GONZÁLEZ

        bishop of Pasto

        born: 12 March 1884 in Marinilla, Antioquia (Colombia)

        diocese of competent bishop: Pasto

        CCS protocol number:

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat:

        opening of diocesan inquiry:

        closing of diocesan inquiry:

        postulator:

        petitioner: Diócesis de Pasto, Carrera 24 Nº 17-70, Pasto (Nariño), COLOMBIA

        website:

12) 24 August in Bari (Italy)

        CARMINE DE PALMA

        priest of the diocese of Bari-Bitonto

        born: 27 January 1876 in Bari (Italy)

        diocese of competent bishop: Bari-Bitonto

        CCS protocol number: 2401

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 06 March 2001

        opening of diocesan inquiry:

        closing of diocesan inquiry:

        decree on validity of diocesan inquiry: 29 October 2010

        submission of Positio to CCS:

        particular meeting of theological consultors:

        session of cardinal and bishop members of the CCS:

        postulator: Mons. Francesco Colucci

        petitioner: Diocesi di Bari-Bitonto, P.za Odigetria, 1, 70122 Bari, ITALY

                             Oasi “Santa Maria”, Via Riconciliazione dei Cristiani, Km. 2, 70020 Cassano delle Murge (BA), ITALY

        website:

13) 21 September in Santa Maria do Suaçuí, Minas Gerais (Brazil)    

        LAFAYETTE DA COSTA COELHO

        priest of the diocese of Guanhães

        born: 10 November 1886 in Serro, Minas Gerais (Brazil)

        diocese of competent bishop: Guanhães

        CCS protocol number: 2380

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 13 November 2000

        opening of diocesan inquiry: 2005

        closing of diocesan inquiry: 20 September 2009

        decree on validity of diocesan inquiry: 24 June 2010

        submission of Positio to CCS:

        particular meeting of theological consultors:

        session of cardinal and bishop members of the CCS:

        postulator: Dr. Paolo Vilotta

        petitioner: Memorial Cônego Lafayette, Pça. da Matriz, 88 – Centro

                                     39780-000 – Santa Maria do Suaçuí – MG, BRAZIL

        website:

14) 14 October in Buenos Aires (Argentina) 

        SERAFINA ERDELY (SOFRONIA)

        professed religious, Sisters of the Order of Saint Basil the Great

        born: 10 August 1884 in Ruski Krstur, West Bačka (Serbia)

        eparchy of competent bishop: Santa María del Patrocinio in Buenos Aires

        CCS protocol number: 1693

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 20 November 1989

        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:

        petitioner: Hermanas Basilianas - Provincia "Cristo Rey", Caracas 370,

                                     C1406AZF Capital Federal, ARGENTINA                  

                             Hermanas Basilianas, Suipacha 57, N3350DTA Apóstoles (Misiones), ARGENTINA

        website:

15) 23 November in Campinas, Goiânia (Brazil)   

        PELÁGIO SAUTER

        professed priest, Redemptorists

        born: 09 November 1878 in Hausen am Tann, Baden-Württemberg (Germany)

        diocese of competent bishop: Goiânia

        CCS protocol number: 2198

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 20 October 1997

        opening of diocesan inquiry: 23 November 1997

        closing of diocesan inquiry: 21 March 1998

        decree on validity of diocesan inquiry: 01 July 2003

        submission of Positio to CCS: 2005

        particular meeting of theological consultors:

        session of cardinal and bishop members of the CCS:

            opening of diocesan inquiry on miracle for beatification: 

            closing of diocesan inquiry on miracle for beatification: 

            decree on validity of diocesan inquiry on miracle: 29 October 2010

        postulator: Rev. Antonio Marrazzo, cssr

        petitioner: Província Redentorista de Goiás,  Rua 230, nº 256 – Vila Monticelli/ Nova Vila

                                     74655-130 – Goiânia – GO, BRAZIL

                              Causa do Pe. Pelágio, Rua Rio Grande do Sul, 513 – Campinas

                                     74520-070 – Goiânia – GO, BRAZIL

        website: www.boletimpadrepelagio.org

16) 07 December in Tábor, Jihočeský (Czech Republic) in odium fidei, uti fertur

        MICHAL BUZALKA

        auxiliary bishop of Trnava

        born: 18 September 1885 in Svätý Antol, Banská Štiavnica (Slovakia)

        diocese of competent bishop: Bratislava-Trnava

        CCS protocol number: 2333

        type of cause: martyrdom

        competentia fori: 25 February 2000 (from the diocese of České Budějovice)

        nihil obstat: 19 November 2001

        opening of diocesan inquiry: 24 February 2002

        closing of diocesan inquiry: 11 December 2002

        decree on validity of diocesan inquiry: 31 January 2003

        submission of Positio to CCS: 2005

        particular meeting of theological consultors:

        session of cardinal and bishop members of the CCS:

        postulator:

        petitioner: Trnavská Arcidiecéza, ul. Jána Hollého 10, 917 66 Trnava, SLOVAKIA

        website:

17) 12 December in Turin (Italy)

        VIRGINIA LAZZARI (MARIA MARGHERITA OF JESUS CRUCIFIED)

        founder, Missionary Sisters of the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ (n.o.)

        born: 06 June 1885 in Turin (Italy)

        diocese of competent bishop: Mondovì

        CCS protocol number: 2163

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        competentia fori: (from the archdiocese of Turin)

        nihil obstat: 15 March 1997

        opening of diocesan inquiry:

        closing of diocesan inquiry:

        decree on validity of diocesan inquiry: 16 June 2000

        submission of Positio to CCS:

        particular meeting of theological consultors:

        session of cardinal and bishop members of the CCS:

        postulator:

        petitioner: Suore Missionarie della Passione di NSGC,  P.za S. Caterina, 9, 12089 Villanova Mondovì (CN), ITALY

        website:

18) 22 December in Florence (Italy)  

        ELIA DALLA COSTA

        archbishop of Florence; cardinal

        born: 14 May 1872 in Villaverla, Vicenza (Italy)

        diocese of competent bishop: Florence

        CCS protocol number: 1355

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat to initiate cognitional process: 26 January 1981

        opening of cognitional process:

        closing of cognitional process:

        decree on validity of cognitional process: 19 November 1993

        submission of Positio to CCS: 2007

        particular meeting of theological consultors:

        session of cardinal and bishop members of the CCS:

        postulator:

        petitioner: Arcidiocesi di Firenze, P.za Sn. Giovanni 3, 50129 Firenze, ITALY

        website:

19) 24 December in Valencia (Spain)

        Emilio Lissón ChÁveZ

        priest of the Congregation of the Mission (Vincentians);

                archbishop of Lima

        born: 24 May 1872 in Arequipa (Peru)

        diocese of competent bishop: Valencia

        CCS protocol number: 2513

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 13 November 2002

        opening of diocesan inquiry: 21 September 2003

        closing of diocesan inquiry: 31 May 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. Giuseppe Guerra, cm

        petitioner: Causa de Monseñor Lissón, Hogar de San Eugenio, C/ Milagrosa, 11, 46009 Valencia, SPAIN

        website: