1) 02 January in Catania (Italy)

        ANNA MARIA RITTER INGUSCIO
        layperson of the archdiocese of Catania; married;
                consecrated member, Ecclesial Family of Church-World Mission (n.o.)
        born: 23 August 1938 in Catania (Italy)
 

        competent diocese: Catania

        protocol number: 2426

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 22 September 2001

        opening of diocesan inquiry: 09 November 2001

        closing of diocesan inquiry:

        validation of diocesan inquiry:

        publication year of Positio:

        meeting of theological consultors:

        ordinary congregation of cardinals and bishops:

        actor: [see 1996: Marcello Inguscio]
        website: http://www.chiesa-mondo.it/new/marcello-annamaria-inguscio.php

2-3) 18 January at the Petén forest (Guatemala)

   
        ARÍSTIDES CALVANI SILVA
        layperson of the archdiocese of Caracas; married
        born: 19 January 1918 in Port-of-Spain (Trinidad and Tobago)

        ADELA RINA ABBO FONTANA de CALVANI
        layperson of the archdiocese of Caracas; married
        born: 02 December 1919 in Cúcuta, Lara (Venezuela)
 

        competent diocese: Caracas

        protocol number: 2293 (Arístides Calvani Silva)

                                           2294 (Adela Rina Abbo Fontana de Calvani)

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 16 June 1999

        opening of diocesan inquiry: 16 January 2002

        closing of diocesan inquiry:

        validation of diocesan inquiry:

        publication year of Positio:

        meeting of theological consultors:

        ordinary congregation of cardinals and bishops:

        actor: Asociación “Viudas de Naím,” Apdo. 68669, Caracas 1062-A, VENEZUELA
   

4) 18 January in Kraków, Małopolskie (Poland)
       
        CHAJE KALB (EMANUELA)
        professed religious, Canonesses of the Holy Spirit (n.o.)

        born: 26 August 1899 in Jarosław, Podkarpackie (Poland)
 

        competent diocese: Kraków

        protocol number: 2416

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 15 June 2001

        opening of diocesan inquiry: 20 September 2001

        closing of diocesan inquiry:

        validation of diocesan inquiry: 13 May 2005

        publication year of Positio:

        meeting of theological consultors:

        ordinary congregation of cardinals and bishops:

        actor: Siostry Kanoniczki Ducha Świętego, ul. Szpitalna 10, 31-024 Kraków, POLAND
   

        Note: “Chaje” is Romanized as Helena. Her baptismal name is Maria Magdalena.

       
5) 22 January in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Lubuskie (Poland)

   
        WILHELM PLUTA
        bishop of Zielona Góra-Gorzów
        born: 09 January 1910 in Kochłowice, Śląskie (Poland)
 

        competent diocese: Zielona Góra-Gorzów

        protocol number: 2440

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 03 November 2001

        opening of diocesan inquiry:

        closing of diocesan inquiry:

        validation of diocesan inquiry:

        publication year of Positio:

        meeting of theological consultors:

        ordinary congregation of cardinals and bishops:

        actor: Diecezja Zielonogórsko-Gorzowska, pl. Powstańców Wlkp. 1, skr. pocst. 178, 65-075 Zielona Góra, POLAND
       

6) 14 April in Maggiora, Novara (Italy)

        DANIELA ZANETTA

        young layperson of the diocese of Novara;

                member, Focolare Movement

        born: 15 December 1962 in Maggiora, Novara (Italy)

        competent diocese: Novara

        protocol number: 2620

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 28 September 2004

        opening of diocesan inquiry: 17 October 2004

        closing of diocesan inquiry: 29 April 2006

        validation of diocesan inquiry:

        publication year of Positio:

        meeting of theological consultors:

        ordinary congregation of cardinals and bishops:

        actor: Curia Arcivescovile di Novara - Ufficio Famiglia, Via Puccini, 11, 28100 Novara, ITALY

        website: http://www.danielazanetta.it/

7) 18 May in Milan (Italy)

   
        GIUSEPPE LAZZATI
        layperson of the archdiocese of Milan;

                founder, Secular Institute of Christ the King (n.o.)
        born: 22 June 1909 in Milan (Italy)

        competent diocese: Milan

        protocol number: 1918

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 17 June 1994

        opening of diocesan inquiry: 17 December 1994

        closing of diocesan inquiry: 14 December 1996

        validation of diocesan inquiry: 03 October 1997

        publication year of Positio:

        meeting of theological consultors:

        ordinary congregation of cardinals and bishops:

        actor: Istituto Secolare Cristo Re, Via Alessandro Stradella 10, 20129 Milano, ITALY

        website: http://www.giuseppelazzati.it/

       
8) 28 May in Rome (Italy)
       
        PIER CARLO LANDUCCI
        priest of the vicariate of Rome
        born:  01 December 1900 in Santa Vittoria in Matenano, Ascoli Piceno (Italy)
 

        competent diocese: Rome

        protocol number: 2711

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 24 March 2006

        opening of diocesan inquiry:

        closing of diocesan inquiry: 04 June 2008

        validation of diocesan inquiry:

        publication year of Positio:

        meeting of theological consultors:

        ordinary congregation of cardinals and bishops:

        actor:  Vicariato di Roma, P.za S. Giovanni in Laterano, 6/a, 00184 Roma, ITALY

9) 12 July in Oneşti, Bacău (Romania)

        MARTIN BENEDICT

        professed priest, Franciscan Conventuals

        born: 31 July 1931 in Galbeni, Bacău (Romania)

        competent diocese: Rome

        protocol number: 2745

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 21 November 2006

        opening of diocesan inquiry: 14 April 2007

        closing of diocesan inquiry:

        validation of diocesan inquiry:

        publication year of Positio:

        meeting of theological consultors:

        ordinary congregation of cardinals and bishops:

        actor: Cauza Pr. Dr. Martin Benedict, Str. Arcadie Şeptilici, 1/A, 600234 Bacău, ROMANIA

        website: http://martinbenedict.org

       
10) 20 August in Carcastillo, Navarra (Spain)
   
        ZACARÍAS SANTAMARÍA ARAMENDÍA
        professed religious, Trappists
        born: 10 June 1907 in Oteiza de la Solana, Navarra (Spain)
 

        competent diocese: Pamplona-Tudela

        protocol number: 2523

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 14 December 2002

        opening of diocesan inquiry:

        closing of diocesan inquiry:

        validation of diocesan inquiry:

        publication year of Positio:

        meeting of theological consultors:

        ordinary congregation of cardinals and bishops:

        actor: Monasterio Cisterciense de Santa María de la Oliva, 31310 Carcastrillo (Navarra), SPAIN

11) 19 September in Verona (Italy)

        ALESSANDRO NOTTEGAR

        layperson of the diocese of Verona; married;

                founder, Queen of Peace Community (n.o.)

        born: 30 October 1943 in Verona (Italy)

        competent diocese: Verona

        protocol number: 2763

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 22 February 2007

        opening of diocesan inquiry: 14 May 2007

        closing of diocesan inquiry:

        validation of diocesan inquiry:

        publication year of Positio:

        meeting of theological consultors:

        ordinary congregation of cardinals and bishops:

        actor: Comunità Regina Pacis, Via Bonuzzo S. Ana, 11, 37128 Verona, ITALY

12) 15 December in Aiguebelle, Montjoyer, Drôme (France)

        JOSEPH FAYE

        apostolic prefect of Ziguinchor;

                professed priest, Trappists

        born: 22 May 1905 in Sédhiou, Kolda (Senegal)

        competent diocese: Ziguinchor

        protocol number:

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat:

        opening of diocesan inquiry:

        closing of diocesan inquiry:

        actor: Evêché de Ziguinchor, Rue du Dr. Gabriel Carvalho, B.P. 23, Ziguinchor, SENEGAL

13) 27 December in Prato (Italy)

        CAROLINA BELLANDI PALLADINI

        layperson of the diocese of Prato; married;

                member, Secular Franciscans

        born: 17 May 1895 in Borgo San Lorenzo, Florence (Italy)

        competent diocese: Firenze

        protocol number: 2343

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        competentia fori: 14 April 2000 (from the diocese of Prato)

        nihil obstat: 05 February 2001

        opening of diocesan inquiry:

        closing of diocesan inquiry:  

        validation of diocesan inquiry: 13 December 2006

        publication year of Positio:

        meeting of theological consultors:

        ordinary congregation of cardinals and bishops:

        actor: Eremo “La Maddalena”, 53045 Montepulciano (SI), ITALY

                    Frati Minori Cappuccini, Via A. Diaz, 15, 59100 Prato, ITALY

                    Ordine degli Francescani Secolari di Toscana, Via G. Giusti, 5, 58100 Grosseto, ITALY