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~ News 2015 ~ |
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FOUR DECREES Promulgated |
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VATICAN CITY - Yesterday morning, 17 December 2015, Pope Francis
received Cardinal Angelo Amato, sdb,
Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints in a
private audience. In the course of the audience, the Holy Father
authorized the Congregation to promulgate decrees regarding:
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T. Bojaxhiu |
G. Ambrosoli |
A.
Lanzuela |
H. Hahn |
- a miracle attributed to the
intercession of the Blessed ANJËZË GONXHE BOJAXHIU
(in religion: TERESA), founder of the
Congregations of the Missionaries of Charity (Sisters,
Brothers and Fathers); born on 26 August 1910 in Skopje (then in
Albania; now in the Republic of North Macedonia) and died on 05
September 1997 in Kolkata (a.k.a. Calcutta), West Bengal (India); beatified on
19 October 2003;
- the heroic virtues of the Servant of
God giuseppe ambrosoli, professed
priest of the Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus; born on
25 July 1923 in Ronago, Como (Italy) and died on 27 March 1987 in
Lira (Uganda);
- the heroic virtues of the Servant of
God LEONARDO LANZUELA MARTÍNEZ (in religion:
ADOLFO),
professed religious of the Institute of the Brothers of the
Christian Schools (De La Salle Brothers); born on 08 November
1894 in Cella, Teruel (Spain) and died on 14 March 1976 in
Zaragoza (Spain); and
- the heroic virtues of the Servant of
God HEINRICH HAhN, layperson of
the diocese of Aachen; married; born on 29 August 1800 in Aachen
(Germany) and died there on 11 March 1882 . |
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Posted
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Charles G. Braganza
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Date:
18/12/2015
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Seventeen DECREES Promulgated |
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VATICAN CITY - On Monday, 14 December 2015, Pope Francis
received Cardinal Angelo Amato, sdb,
Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints in a
private audience. In the course of the audience, the Holy Father
authorized the Congregation to promulgate decrees regarding:
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M.E. Hesselblad |
V. Bukovinskij |
C.
Crostarosa |
C. Santocanale |
I. Mela |
A. Ramazzotti |
J. Vithayathil |
J. Arizmendiarrieta |
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G. Schiavo |
V. Quadri |
W.
Gagnon |
T. de Saldanha |
M.E. Riquelme |
M.E. Ayerbe |
E. Kalb |
N. Wolf |
T. Olivelli |
- a miracle attributed to the
intercession of the Blessed Maria
Elisabetta Hesselblad, founder of the Order of the Most
Holy Savior of Saint Bridget (Bridgettine Sisters); born on 04
June 1870 in Flågavik, Västra Götaland (Sweden) and died on 24
April 1957 in Rome (Italy); beatified on 09 April 2000;
- a miracle attributed to the
intercession of the Servant of God VLADISLAV BUKOVINSKIJ,
priest of the diocese of Karaganda; born on 22 December 1904 in
Berdychiv, Zhytomyr (Ukraine) and died on 03 December 1974 in
Karaganda (Kazakhstan); heroic virtues confirmed on 22 January 2015;
- a miracle attributed to the
intercession of the Venerable Servant of God GIULIA
CROSTAROSA (in religion: MARIA CELESTE OF THE
HOLY REDEEMER), founder of the Nuns of the Order of the
Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptoristine Nuns); born on 31 October
1696 in Naples (Italy) and died on 14 September 1755 in Foggia
(Italy); heroic virtues confirmed on 03 June 2013;
- a miracle attributed to the
intercession of the Venerable Servant of God
Carolina Santocanale (in religion:
Maria OF JESUS), founder of the
Congregation of the Capuchin Sisters of the Immaculata of
Lourdes; born on 02 October 1852 in Palermo (Italy) and died on
27 January 1923 in Cinisi, Palermo (Italy); heroic virtues
confirmed
on 01 July 2000;
- a miracle attributed to the
intercession of the Venerable Servant of God
Itala Mela, layperson of the
diocese of La Spezia; member of the Oblates of Saint Benedict;
born in La Spezia (Italy), 28 August 1904, and died there 29
April 1957; heroic virtues confirmed on 12 June 2014;
- the heroic virtues of the Servant of
God Angelo Ramazzotti, patriarch of
Venice; founder of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign
Missions; born on 03 August 1800 in Milan (Italy) and died on 24
September 1861 in Crespano del Grappa, Treviso (Italy);
- the heroic virtues of the Servant of
God Joseph Vithayathil, priest of
the eparchy of Irinjalakuda; founder of the Congregation of
Sisters of the Holy Family; born on 23 July 1865 in Puthenpally,
Ernakulam (India) died on 08 June 1964 in Kuzhikkattussery,
Thissur (India);
- the heroic virtues of the Servant of
God José María Arizmendiarrieta MADARIAGA,
priest of the diocese of San Sebastián; born on 22 April 1915 in
Markina-Xemein, Vizcaya (Spain) and died on 29 November 1976 in
Arrasate-Mondragón, Guipúzcoa (Spain);
- the heroic virtues of the Servant of
God Giovanni Schiavo, professed
priest of the Congregation of Saint Joseph (Josephites of Murialdo); born on 08 July 1903
in Sant’Urbano de Montecchio Maggiore, Vicenza (Italy) and died
on 27 January 1967 in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil);
- the heroic virtues of the Servant of
God Antonio Quadri (in religion: Venanzio
Maria), professed cleric of the Order of the Servants of
Mary; born on 09 December 1916 in Vado di Setta, Bologna (Italy)
and died on 02 November 1937 in Rome (Italy);
- the heroic virtues of the Servant of
God William Gagnon, professed
religious of the Hospitaller Order of Saint John of God; born on
16 May 1905 in Dover, New Hampshire (United States) and died on 28
February 1972 in Hồ Chí Minh
City (formerly Saigon) (Vietnam);
- the heroic virtues of the Servant of
God Teresa Rosa Ferdinanda de Saldanha
Oliveira e Sousa,
founder of the Dominican Sisters of the Portuguese Congregation
of Saint Catherine of Siena; born on 04 September 1837 in Lisbon
(Portugal) and died there on 08 January 1916;
- the heroic virtues of the Servant of
God María Emilia Riquelme Zayas,
founder of the Institute of the Missionaries of the Most Blessed
Sacrament and Mary Immaculate; born on 15 August 1847 in Granada
(Spain) and died there on 10 December 1940;
- the heroic virtues of the Servant of
God Salustiana Antonia Ayerbe Castillo
(in religion: María Esperanza of the Cross),
cofounder of the Augustinian Recollect Missionary Sisters; born
on 08 June 1890 in Monteagudo, Navarra (Spain) and died there on
23 May 1967;
- the heroic virtues of the Servant of
God Helena Kalb (in religion:
Emanuela Maria Magdalena),
professed religious of the Congregation of Canonesses of the
Holy Spirit of Sassia; born on 12 August 1899 in Jarosław
(Poland) and died on 08 January 1986 in Kraków (Poland);
- the heroic virtues of the Servant of
God NIKLAUS WOLF VON RIPPERTSCHWAND,
layperson of the diocese of Basel; married; born on 01 May 1756
in Neuenkirch, Luzern (Switzerland) and died on 18 September
1832 in Sankt Urban, Luzern (Switzerland); and
- the heroic virtues of the Servant of
God Teresio Olivelli, layperson of
the diocese of Vigevano; born on 07 January 1916 in Bellagio,
Como (Italy) and died on 17 January 1945 at KL Hersbruck, Nürnberger Land (Germany). |
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Posted
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Charles G. Braganza
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Date:
16/12/2015
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EIGHT DECREES Promulgated |
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VATICAN CITY - Yesterday, 30 September 2015, Pope
Francis received in a private audience Cardinal Angelo Amato, sdb,
prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints.
In the course of the audience, the Holy Father authorized the Congregation to promulgate eight decrees regarding:
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V. Palencia |
G. Folci |
F.
Blachnicki |
J. Rivera |
M. Martín |
A. Losito |
B. Frey |
H. Chrzanowska |
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the martyrdom
of the Servants of God VALENTÍN
PALENCIA MARQUINA, priest of the
archdiocese of Burgos; born on 26 July 1871 in Burgos
(Spain), and
4 COMPANIONS,
who were killed
in odium fidei on 15 January 1937 in the
vicinity of Suances, Cantabria (Spain)
during the religious
persecution in the Spanish Civil War;
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the heroic virtues
of the Servant of God GIOVANNI
FOLCI, priest of the diocese of Como and founder
of the Work of the Divine Prisoner; born on 24 February 1890 in
Cagno, Como (Italy) and died on 31 March 1963 in Valle di
Colorina, Sondrio (Italy);
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the heroic virtues
of the Servant of God FRANCISZEK BLACHNICKI,
priest of the diocese of Katowice; born on 24 March 1921 in
Rybnik (Poland) and died on 27 February 1987 in Carlsberg, Bad
Dürkheim (Germany);
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the heroic virtues
of the Servant of God JOSÉ RIVERA RAMÍREZ, priest
of the archdiocese of Toledo; born on 17 December 1925 in Toledo
(Spain) and died there on 25 March 1991;
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the heroic virtues
of the Servant of God MANUEL MARTÍN DEL
CAMPO, priest of the archdiocese of Xalapa; born on 14
December 1917 in Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco (Mexico) and died on
13 August 1996 in Xalapa, Veracruz (Mexico);
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the heroic virtues
of the Servant of God ANTONIO FILOMENO MARIA
LOSITO,
professed priest of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer
(Redemptorists); born on 16 December 1838 in Canosa di Puglia,
Bari (Italy) and died on 18 July 1917 in Pagani, Salerno
(Italy);
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the heroic virtues
of the Servant of God ERSILIA
PENELOPE FREY (in religion: MARIA
GIUSEPPA BENEDETTA), professed religious of the
Order of Cistercian Nuns; born on 06 March 1836 in Rome (Italy)
and died on 10 May 1913 in Viterbo (Italy); and,
- the heroic virtues
of the Servant of God HANNA CHRZANOWSKA,
layperson of the diocese of Kraków and member of the Oblates of
the Order of Saint Benedict; born on 07 October 1902 in Warsaw
(Poland) and died on 29 April 1973 in Kraków (Poland). |
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Posted
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Charles G. Braganza
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Date:
01/10/2015
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DECREE OF MARTYRDOM PROMULGATED |
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 VATICAN CITY - In
the morning of
8 August 2015, Pope Francis received in a private
audience Cardinal Angelo Amato,
sdb,
prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. In the
course of the audience, the Holy Father authorized the
Congregation to promulgate the decree regarding
the martyrdom of the Servant of God:
YA‘QŪB MELKĪ (in religion: FLABY’ANŪS
MYKH’AYL)
professed priest of the Fraternity of Saint Ephrem; eparch of
Gazireh of the Syrians
born in 1858 in Kalat’ül Mara, Mardin (Türkiye)
killed in odium fidei on 29 August 1915 in Cizre
(a.k.a. Jazīrat Ibn ʿUmar) (Türkiye)
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Posted
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Charles G. Braganza
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Date:
08/08/2015
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EIGHT DECREES Promulgated |
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VATICAN CITY - In the afternoon of 16 July 2015, Pope
Francis received in a private audience Cardinal Angelo Amato, sdb,
prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints.
In the course of the audience, the Holy Father authorized the Congregation to promulgate eight decrees regarding:
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A. Sheptyts’kyi |
G. Carraro |
A.
Ramírez |
S. Maresca |
M.R. Aguilar |
M.T. Dupouy |
E. Miceli |
I. Méndez |
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the heroic virtues
of the Servant of God ROMAN OLEKSANDR MARIA
SHEPTYTS’KYI (in
religion: ANDREI), professed priest of the
Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat; archeparch of Lviv of the
Ukrainians and metropolitan of Halyč; born on 29 July 1865 in
Prylbychi, Lviv (Ukraine) and died on 01 November 1944 in Lviv (Ukraine);
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the heroic virtues
of the Servant of God GIUSEPPE
CARRARO, bishop of Verona; born on 26 June 1899
in Mira, Venice (Italy) and died on 30 December 1980 in Verona
(Italy);
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the heroic virtues
of the Servant of God AGUSTÍN RAMÍREZ BARBA,
priest of the diocese of San Juan de los Lagos and founder of
the Congregation of the Sister Servants of the Lord of Mercy;
born on 27 August 1881 in San Miguel el Alto, Jalisco (Mexico) and died on
04 July 1967 in Tepatitlán, Jalisco (Mexico);
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the heroic virtues
of the Servant of God ANIELLO FRANCESCO
SAVERIO MARESCA (in religion: SIMPLICIANO OF
THE NATIVITY), professed priest of the Order of Friars
Minor and founder of the Congregation of the Franciscan Sisters
of the Sacred Hearts; born on 11 May 1827 in Meta di Sorrento,
Naples (Italy) and died on 25 May 1898 in Rome (Italy);
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the heroic virtues
of the Servant of God MARÍA DEL REFUGIO
AGUILAR TORRES de CANCINO, founder of the Congregation of
the Mercedarian Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament; born on 21
September 1866 in San Miguel Allende, Guanajuato (Mexico) and died on
24 April 1937 in Mexico City (Mexico);
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the heroic virtues
of the Servant of God MARIE-CHARLOTTE DUPOUY
BORDES (in religion: MARÍA TERESA),
professed religious of the Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
and founder of the Congregation of the Missionaries of the
Sacred Heart of Jesus and of Mary; born on 06 May 1873 in
Saint-Pierre d’Irube, Pyrénées-Atlantiques (France) and died on
26 May 1953 in Donostia-San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa (Spain);
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the heroic virtues
of the Servant of God ELISA
MICELI, founder of the Institute of the
Rural Catechist Sisters of the Sacred Heart; born on
12 April 1904 in Longobardi, Cosenza (Italy) and died on 19
April 1976 in Frascati, Rome (Italy); and,
- the heroic virtues
of the Servant of God ISABEL MÉNDEZ HERRERO
(in religion: ISABEL OF MARY IMMACULATE),
founder of the Congregation of the Servants of Saint Joseph;
born on 30 August 1924 in Castellanos de Moriscos, Salamanca
(Spain) and died on 28 December 1953 in Salamanca (Spain). |
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Posted
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Charles G. Braganza
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Date:
17/07/2015
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ORDINARY PUBLIC CONSISTORY |
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VATICAN CITY - At 10:00 a.m. today,
in the Consistory Hall of the Vatican Apostolic Palace,
during the celebration of midmorning prayers,
Pope Francis held an ordinary public consistory for the
canonization of Blesseds:
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VINCENZO GROSSI,
priest of the diocese of Lodi and founder of the Institute of
the Daughters of the Oratory;
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MarÍA
Isabel Salvat Romero (in religion:
MarÍa de la PURÍSIMA OF THE
CROSS), professed religious and superior general
of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Company of the
Cross; and,
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LOUIS MARTIN
and MARIE-AZÉLIE GUERIN MARTIN,
married couple.
The Holy Father decreed that these Blesseds
will be inscribed in the catalog of saints on Sunday,
18 October 2015. |
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Posted
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Charles G. Braganza
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Date:
27/06/2015
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EIGHT DECREES Promulgated |
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VATICAN CITY - Yesterday, 5 June 2015, Pope
Francis received in a private audience Cardinal Angelo Amato, sdb,
prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints.
In the course of the audience, the Holy Father authorized the Congregation to promulgate eight decrees regarding:
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F.d.P. Victor |
L. Szczęsna |
F.
Tarres |
J. T. Tiến |
A.
Celona |
O. Zanon |
M. Labor |
A. Lalìa |
- a miracle attributed to the
intercession of the Venerable Servant of God FRANCISCO DE PAULA VICTOR, priest of the diocese of
Campanha; born on 12 April 1827 in Campanha, Minas Gerais
(Brazil)
and died on 23 September 1905 in
Três Pontas, Minas Gerais (Brazil);
heroic virtues confirmed on 10 May 2012;
- a miracle attributed to the
intercession of the Venerable Servant of God KLARA
SZCZĘSNA (in religion LUDWIKA),
cofounder of the Congregation of the Sister Servants of the Most
Sacred Heart of Jesus; born on 18 July 1863 in Cieszki, Lubowidz,
Żuromin (Poland) and died on 07 February 1916 in Kraków (Poland);
heroic virtues confirmed on 20 December
2012;
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martyrdom of the Servants of God
MARTÍ TARRÉS PUIGPELAT (in religion:
FREDERIC FROM BERGA),
professed priest of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin; born on
08 October 1877 in Berga, Barcelona (Spain), and
killed in odium fidei on
17 February 1937 in Barcelona (Spain); and
25 COMPANIONS
from the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, priests and religious, who were killed
in odium fidei from 1936 to 1937 during the religious
persecution in the Spanish Civil War;
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martyrdom of the Servants of God
JOSEPH THẠO TIẾN,
priest of the diocese of Thanh Hoá; born on 05 December 1918 in Ban Ten, Muang Xôi, Houaphan (Laos), and killed in odium fidei on
02 June 1954 in Ban Talang, Houaphan (Laos), and
10 COMPANIONS from
the Paris Foreign Missions Society and the Congregation of
Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, along with with
4 LAYPERSONS
killed
in odium fidei from 1954 to 1970 in Laos;
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the heroic virtues
of the Servant of God ANTONIO
CELONA, priest of the archdiocese of Messina and
founder of the Congregation of the Handmaids of Reparation of
the Sacred Heart of Jesus; born on 13 April 1873 in Ganzirri,
Messina (Italy) and died there on 15 October 1952;
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the heroic virtues
of the Servant of God OTTORINO
ZANON, priest of the diocese of Vicenza and
founder of the Pious Society of Saint Cajetan; born on 09 August
1915 in Anconetta (Italy) and died on 14 September 1972 in
Brescia (Italy);
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the heroic virtues
of the Servant of God MARCELLO
LABOR, priest of the diocese of Trieste; born on
08 July 1890 in Trieste (Italy) and died there on 29 September
1954; and,
- the heroic virtues
of the Servant of God RACHELE LALÌA (in
religion: MARIA ANTONIA OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS),
founder of the Congregation of the Missionary Dominican Sisters
of San Sisto; born on 20 May 1839 in Misilmeri, Palermo (Italy)
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Charles G. Braganza
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Date:
06/06/2015
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CONFIRMATION OF VOTE AND ELEVEN DECREES Promulgated |
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VATICAN CITY - On Tuesday, 5 May 2015, Pope
Francis received in a private audience Cardinal Angelo Amato, sdb,
prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints.
In the course of the audience, the Holy Father confirmed
the affirmative vote of the Ordinary Session of the Cardinals and
Bishops of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints on the
proximate canonization of Blessed MIGUEL JOSÉ SERRA
FERRER
(in religion: Junípero),
professed priest of the Order of Friars Minor; born on 24
November 1713 in Petra, Mallorca (Spain) and died on 28 August
1784 in Monterrey, California (United States); beatified on 25 September
1988.
At the same time, the Holy Father
authorized the promulgation of decrees concerning the following
causes:
- a miracle attributed to the
intercession of Blessed Vincenzo
Grossi, priest of the diocese of Lodi and
founder of the Institute of the Daughters of the Oratory; born
on 09 March 1845 in Pizzighettone, Cremona
(Italy) and died on 07
November 1917 in Vicobellignano, Cremona (Italy); beatified on
01 November 1975;
- a miracle attributed to the
intercession of Blessed MarÍA
Isabel Salvat Romero (in religion:
MarÍa de la PURÍSIMA OF THE
CROSS),
professed religious of the Sisters of the Company of the Cross;
born on 20 February 1926 in Madrid (Spain) and died on 31
October 1998 in Sevilla (Spain); beatified on 18 September 2010;
- a miracle attributed to the
intercession of the Venerable Servant of God Giacomo
Abbondo, priest of the diocese of Vercelli; born
on 27 August 1720 in Salomino, Vercelli
(Italy) and died on 09
February 1788 in Tronzano, Vercelli (Italy);
heroic virtues confirmed on 09 May 2014;
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the martyrdom
of the Servants of God Mario
Borzaga, professed priest of the Congregation of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, born on 27 August
1932 in Trent (Italy) and THOJ XYOOJ PAJ LUG [PAUL],
young layperson of the apostolic vicariate of Luang Prabang,
born in 1941 in Kiukatiam, Luang Prabang (Laos), killed in odium
fidei in Kiukatiam, Luang Prabang (Laos) around April 1960;
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the heroic virtues
of the Servant of God JACINTO
Vera, bishop of Montevideo; born on 3 July 1813
aboard a boat on the Atlantic Ocean and died on
06 May 1881 in Pan de Azúcar, Maldonado (Uruguay);
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the heroic virtues
of the Servant of God Ante Antić,
professed priest of the of the Order of Friars Minor; born on 16
April 1893 in Prvić-Šepurine, Šibensko-Kninska (Croatia)
and died 04 March 1965 in Zagreb (Croatia);
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the heroic virtues
of the Servant of God Giulia
Colbert Falletti di Barolo,
laywoman of the archdiocese of Turin; founder of the Congregation
of the Daughters of Jesus the Good Shepherd; born on 26 June
1786 in Maulévrier, Vendée (France) and died on 19 January 1864
in Turin (Italy);
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the heroic virtues
of the Servant of God Brigida
Maria Postorino, founder of the Institute of the
Daughters of Mary Immaculate; born on 19 November 1865 in Catona, Reggio Calabria
(Italy) and died on 30
March 1960 in Frascati, Rome (Italy);
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the heroic virtues
of the Servant of God Rafaela
Martínez-Cañavate Ballesteros (in religion:
Rafaela MarÍa OF THE EUCHARISTIC
JESUS), professed religious of the Order of
Capuchin Nuns of Saint Clare;
born on 31 March 1915 in Maracena, Granada (Spain) and died on 29
May 1991 in Chauchina, Granada (Spain);
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the heroic virtues
of the Servant of God Sergio
Bernardini, layperson of the archdiocese of
Modena-Nonantola; married; born on 20 May 1882 in Sassoguidano,
Modena (Italy) and died on 12 October 1966 in Verica, Modena
(Italy); and,
- the heroic virtues
of the Servant of God
Domenica Bedonni Bernardini,
layperson of the archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola; married; born
on 12
April 1889 in Verica, Modena (Italy) and died on 27 February 1971
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Posted
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Charles G. Braganza
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Date:
07/05/2015
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EIGHT DECREES Promulgated |
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VATICAN CITY - Today, 18 March 2015, Pope Francis
received in a private audience Cardinal Angelo Amato, sdb,
prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, during
which he authorized the Congregation to promulgate eight
decrees regarding :
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L. Martin & M.A. Guérin |
F. Gattola |
P. Barbarić |
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a miracle
attributed to the intercession of Blessed
LOUIS MARTIN,
born on 22 August 1823 in Bordeaux, Gironde (France)
and died on 29 July 1894 in
Arnières-sur-Iton, Eure (France),
and Blessed MARIE-AZÉLIE GUERIN MARTIN,
born on
23 December 1831 in Saint-Denis-sur-Sarthon, Orne
(France) and died on
28 August 1877 in Alençon, Orne (France); laypersons of
the diocese of of the diocese of Bayeux-Liseux; married; beatified on 19 October 2008;
- the heroic virtues
of the Servant of God
FRANCESCO GATTOLA,
priest of the archdiocese of Naples; founder of the
Congregation of the Daughters of the Most Holy Immaculate Virgin
of Lourdes; born: 19 September 1822 in Naples (Italy)
and
died there on 20 January 1899;
- the heroic virtues
of the Servant of God
PETAR
BARBARIĆ,
novice of the Society of Jesus; born on 19 May 1874 in
Šiljevišta, Klobuk, Ljubuški (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
and
died on 15 April 1897 in Travnik (Bosnia and Herzegovina);
- the heroic virtues
of the Servant of God
MARY
AIKENHEAD,
founder of the Institute of the Religious Sisters of
Charity of Ireland; born on 19 January 1787 in Cork (Ireland)
and
died on 22 July 1858 in Harold’s Cross, Dublin (Ireland);
- the heroic virtues
of the Servant of God
ELISA BALDO,
widow; cofounder of the Congregation of the Humble
Servants of the Lord; born on 29 October 1862 in Gavardo,
Brescia (Italy)
and
died on
05 July 1926 in Brescia (Italy);
- the heroic virtues
of the Servant of God
JADWIGA JAROSZEWSKA (in religion:
WINCENTA OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD),
founder of the Congregation of the Benedictine Samaritan
Sisters of the Cross of Christ; born on
07 March 1900 in Piotrków Trybunalski (Poland) and died on 10
November 1937 in Warsaw (Poland);
- the heroic virtues
of the Servant of God
JUANA VÁZQUEZ GUTIÉRREZ (in religion:
JUANA OF THE CROSS),
professed religious of the Franciscan Nuns of the Third Order
Regular; born on
03 May 1481 in Numancia de la Sagra (a.k.a. Azaña),
Toledo (Spain)
and
died on
03 May 1534 in Cubas de la Sagra, Madrid (Spain);
and,
- the heroic virtues
of the Servant of God ORSOLA BUSSONE,
young layperson of the archdiocese of Turin; member of the
Focolare Movement; born on 02 October 1954 in Vallo Torinese,
Turin (Italy) and died on 10 July
1970 in Ca’ Savio, Cavallino-Treporti, Venice (Italy). |
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Charles G. Braganza
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Date:
18/03/2015
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SAINT
Gregory FROM NAREK - DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH |
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 VATICAN CITY - On
Saturday, 21 February 2015, Pope Francis received in a private
audience Cardinal Angelo Amato, sdb,
prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints.
During the same audience, the Holy Father confirmed the
affirmative vote of the Plenary Session of the Cardinals and
Bishops of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, on the
title of Doctor of the Universal Church which will soon be given
to Saint Gregory from Narek, monk and priest, born in Andzevatsik
(then in Armenia, now Türkiye) at about 950 and died in Narek
(then in Armenia, now Türkiye) at about 1005.
Saint Gregory from Narek [Գրիգոր Նարեկացի (Grigor
Narekatsi)] is widely revered as one of the
greatest figures of medieval Armenian religious thought and
literature. He came from a line of scholars and churchmen. He
received his education under the guidance of his father, Bishop
Khosrov, author of the earliest commentary on the Divine
Liturgy, and from Anania Vartabed, abbess of Narek Monastery. He
and his two brothers entered monastic life at an early age, and
Saint Gregory soon began to excel in music, astronomy, geometry,
mathematics, literature, and theology.
He became a priest at the age of 25 and dedicated
himself to God. He lived most of his life in the monastery of Narek, where he taught at the monastic school. Saint Gregory began
his writings with a commentary on the “Song of Songs,” which was
commissioned by an Armenian prince. Despite his reservations
that he was too young for the task, the commentary became famous
for its clarity of thought and language and its excellence of
theological presentation. He also wrote a number of famous
letters, sharagans, treasures, odes, melodies, and
discourses. Many of his prayers are included in the Divine
Liturgy celebrated each Sunday in Armenian Churches around the
world.
Saint Gregory’s masterpiece is considered to be
his Book of Lamentations. Also known as Narek, it is comprised
of 95 prayers, each of which is titled Conversation with God
from the depth of the heart. A central theme is man’s
separation from God, and his quest to reunite with Him. Saint
Gregory described the work this way: “Its letters like my body,
its message like my soul.” He called his book an “encyclopedia
of prayer for all nations.” It was his hope that it would serve
as a guide to prayer for people all over the world. After the
advent of movable type, the book was published in Marseille in
1673, and has been translated into at least 30 languages.
Saint Gregory from Narek is remembered by the Armenian
Church on 13 October of each year.
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Posted
by:
Charles G. Braganza
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Date:
23/02/2015
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ORDINARY PUBLIC CONSISTORY |
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VATICAN CITY - At 11 a.m. today in the Vatican Basilica,
Pope Francis celebrated an Ordinary Public Consistory during
which he created twenty new cardinals.
At the end of the rite, Cardinal Angelo Amato, sdb, prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints,
addressed the Holy Father to request that three Blesseds be
inscribed in the Book of Saints:
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ÉMILIE
DE VILLENEUVE, founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of
the Immaculate Conception;
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MARYAM SŪLTANAH
DANIL GHAŢŢAS (in religion: MARIE-ALPHONSINE),
cofounder of the Congregation of
the Sisters of the Holy Rosary of Jerusalem of the Latins
(Rosary Sisters); and,
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MARYAM
BĀWARDĪ [BAOUARDY]
(in religion: MARIE OF JESUS CRUCIFIED),
professed nun of the Order of Discalced Carmelites.
The Holy Father decreed that the
canonization ceremony for these three, along with Blessed
ADELAIDE BRANDO (in religion:
MARIA CRISTINA OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION), founder
of the Congregation of the Oblation Sisters of the Blessed
Sacrament - whose canonization was decided during the Consistory of
20 October 2014 - will take place on
Sunday, 17 May 2015. |
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Posted
by:
Charles G. Braganza
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Date:
14/02/2015
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THREE DECREES Promulgated |
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VATICAN CITY - Today, 3 February 2015, Pope
Francis received in a private audience Cardinal Angelo Amato, sdb, prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints,
during which he authorized the Congregation to promulgate three decrees regarding:
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the martyrdom of the
Servant of God
ÓSCAR ARNULFO ROMERO GALDÁMEZ,
archbishop of San Salvador;
born on 15 August 1917 in Ciudad
Barrios, San Miguel (El Salvador) and
killed in odium fidei on
24 March 1980 in San Salvador (El
Salvador);
- the
martyrdom of the Servants of God
MICHAŁ TOMASZEK,
professed priest of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual; born
on 23 September 1960 in Łękawica, Żywiec (Poland), and
ZBIGNIEW ADAM STRZAŁKOWSKI, professed
priest of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual; born on 03 July
1958 in Tarnów (Poland), both
killed in odium fidei on
09 August 1991 in Pariacoto, Ancash (Peru), along with
ALESSANDRO DORDI, priest of the diocese of
Bergamo and missionary of “Fidei Donum”;
born on
23 January 1931 in Gromo San Marino, Bergamo (Italy), and
killed in odium fidei on
25 August 1991 toward Riconada, Ancash (Peru);
and,
- the heroic virtues
of the Servant of God GIOVANNI BACILE,
priest of the diocese of Monreale; born
on 12 August 1880 in Bisacquino, Palermo (Italy)
and died there on 20 August 1941. |
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Posted
by:
Charles G. Braganza
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Date:
3/02/2015
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ELEVEN DECREES Promulgated |
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VATICAN CITY - Yesterday afternoon,
22 January 2015,
Pope Francis received in a private audience Cardinal Angelo
Amato, sdb,
prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints,
during which he authorized the Congregation to promulgate the
following decrees:
- a
miracle
attributed to the intercession of Venerable
MARIA TERESA CASINI, founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of
the Oblate Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus; born on
27 October 1864 in Frascati (Italy) and
died on 03 April 1937 in Grottaferrata, Rome (Italy);
heroic virtues confirmed on 07 July
1997;
- the
martyrdom of the Servants of God
MARIA DOLORS OLLER ANGELATS (in
religion:
FIDELA),
professed religious; born on
17 September 1869 in Banyolas, Girona (Spain), and killed
in odium fidei on 23 September 1936 in Hinojosa del Duque,
Córdoba (Spain); and
2 COMPANIONS
from the the Institute of the
Religious of Saint Joseph of Girona, who were killed
in odium fidei in 1936 during the religious persecution in
the Spanish Civil War;
- the
martyrdom of the Servants of God
JULIÁN HEREDIA ZUBÍA
(in religion: PIO),
professed priest of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict
Observance; born on
16 February 1875 in Larrea, Álava (Spain), and
killed in odium fidei on
03 December 1936 in Santander, Cantabria (Spain); and
17 COMPANIONS
from the Order of Cistercians of the
Strict Observance and the Order of
Cistercian Nuns of the Congregation of of Saint Bernard
of Spain, priests and religious, who were killed
in odium fidei in 1936 during the religious persecution in
the Spanish Civil War;
-
the martyrdom of the
Servant of God
TSHIMANGADZO SAMUEL BENEDICT DASWA [BAKALI],
layperson of the diocese of Tzaneen;
married; born on 16 June 1946 in
Mbahe, Limpopo (South Africa)
and killed
there
in odium fidei
on 02 February 1990;
- the heroic virtues
of the Servant of God
VLADISLAV BUKOVINSKIJ,
priest of the diocese of Karaganda; born on 22 December
1904 in Berdychiv, Zhytomyr (Ukraine)
and
died on 03 December 1974 in Karaganda (Kazakhstan);
- the heroic
virtues
of the Servant of God
ALOYSIUS SCHWARTZ,
priest of the archdiocese of Manila; founder of the Congregation
of the Sister of Mary and the
Congregation of the Brothers of Christ;
born on 18 September 1930 in
Washington D.C. (United States) and
died on 16 March 1992 in Manila
(Philippines);
- the heroic virtues
of the Servant of God COÍNTA JÁUREGUI OSÉS, professed religious of the
Company of Mary Our Lady; born on
08 February 1875 in Falces, Navarra (Spain) and died on
17 January 1954 in Donostia-San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa (Spain);
-
the heroic virtues
of the Servant of God
TERESA LUISA GARDI,
layperson of the diocese of Imola; member of the Secular
Franciscan Order; born on 22 October
1769 in Imola, Bologna (Italy) and
died there on 01 January 1837;
- the heroic virtues
of the Servant of God LUIS DE TRELLES NOGUEROL,
layperson of the diocese of Zamora; married;
founder of the Nocturnal Adoration Society in Spain;
born on 20 August 1819 in Viveiro,
Lugo (Spain) and died on 01 July
1891 in Zamora (Spain);
- the heroic virtues
of the Servant of God ELISABETH MARIA KITAHARA
SATOKO [エリザベト マリア 北原怜子],
layperson of the archdiocese of Tokyo; born on 22 August
1929 in Tokyo (Japan) and died there on
23 January 1958; and,
- the heroic virtues
of the Servant of God VIRGINIA BLANCO TARDÍO,
layperson of the archdiocese of Cochabamba; born
on 18 April 1916 in Cochabamba (Bolivia)
and died there on 23 July 1990. |
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Posted
by:
Charles G. Braganza
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Date:
22/01/2015
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