VATICAN CITY - Today, 28 June 2012, Pope Benedict XVI received in a private audience Angelo Cardinal Amato, sdb, prefect of the Congregation of the Causes of the Saints. During the audience, the Holy Father authorized the Congregation of the Causes of Saints to promulgate the following sixteen decrees regarding:
- a miracle, attributed to the intercession of the Venerable Servant of God Luca Passi, priest of the archdiocese of Venice and founder of the Institute of the Teaching Sisters of Saint Dorothy; born on 22 January 1789 in Bergamo (Italy) and died on 18 April 1866 in Venice (Italy); declared venerable on 06 July 2007;
- a miracle, attributed to the intercession of the Venerable Servant of God FRANCISCA DE PAULA DE JESUS ISABEL (NHÁ CHICA), layperson of the diocese of Campanha; born in 1810 in São João del Rei, Minas Gerais (Brazil) and died on 14 June 1895 in Baependi, Minas Gerais (Brazil); declared venerable on 14 January 2011;
- the martyrdom of the Servant of God MANUEL BORRÀS FERRÉ, auxiliary bishop of Tarragona, along with MODEST PAMPLONA FALGUERA (in religion: AGAPIT MODEST), professed religious of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, and 145 COMPANIONS, from the clergy and religious of the archdiocese of Tarragona, who were killed in odium fidei between 1936 and 1939 in the religious persecution during the Spanish Civil War;
- the martyrdom of the Servant of God GIUSEPPE [PINO] PUGLISI, priest of the archdiocese of Palermo, born on 15 September 1937 in Palermo (Italy) and killed in odium fidei on 15 September 1993 in Palermo (Italy);
- the martyrdom of the Servants of God HERMENEGILDO IZA AREGITA (in religion: HERMENEGILDO OF THE ASSUMPTION), professed priest of the Order of the Most Holy Trinity (Trinitarians), and 5 COMPANIONS, professed priests and religious of the Order of the Most Holy Trinity, who were killed in odium fidei on 27 August 1936 in Alcázar de San Juan, Ciudad Real (Spain);
- the martyrdom of the Servant of God FRANCISCA INÉS VALVERDE GONZÁLEZ (in religion: VICTORIA), professed religious of the Calasanzian Institute of the Daughters of the Divine Shepherdess; born on 20 April 1888 in Vicálvaro, Madrid (Spain) and killed in odium fidei on 13 January 1937 in Casillas de Martos, Jaén (Spain);
- the martyrdom of the Servant of God DEVASAHAYAM [NILAKANDAN] PILLAI , married layperson of the diocese of Kottar; born on 23 April 1712 in Nattalam, Tamil Nadu (India) and killed in odium fidei on 14 January 1752 in Aralvaimozhi, Tamil Nadu, (India);
- the heroic virtues of the Servant of God SISTO RIARIO SFORZA, archbishop of Naples and cardinal of the Holy Roman Church; born on 05 December 1810 in Naples (Italy) and died there on 29 September 1877;
- the heroic virtues of the Servant of God FULTON JOHN SHEEN, titular archbishop of Newport and former bishop of Rochester; born on 08 May 1895 in El Paso, Illinois (United States of America) and died on 09 December 1979 in New York City, New York (United States of America);
- the heroic virtues of the Servant of God ÁLVARO DEL PORTILLO DÍEZ DE SOLLANO, bishop of the personal prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei; born on 11 March 1914 in Madrid (Spain) and died on 23 March 1994 in Rome (Italy);
- the heroic virtues of the Servant of God LOUIS TIJSSEN, priest of the diocese of Roermond; born on 02 November 1865 in Wessem, Limburg (Netherlands) and died on 20 February 1929 in Sittard, Limburg (Netherlands);
- the heroic virtues of the Servant of God CRISTÓBAL LÓPEZ DE VALLADOLID OREA (in religion: CRISTÓBAL OF SAINT CATHERINE), professed priest, Third Order Regular of Saint Francis and founder of the Congregation of the Franciscan Hospitallers of Jesus the Nazarene; born on 25 July 1638 in Mérida, Badajoz (Spain) and 21 July 1690 in Córdoba (Spain);
- the heroic virtues of the Servant of God MARIE-JOSEPHTE FITZBACH (in religion: MARIE OF THE SACRED HEART), widow and founder of the Congregation of the Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Good Shepherd Sisters; born on 16 October 1806 in Saint-Vallier de Bellechasse, Quebec (Canada) and died on 01 September 1885 in Quebec (Canada);
- the heroic virtues of the Servant of God Bridget Teresa McCrory (in religion: Mary Angeline Teresa) founder of the Congregation of the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm; born on 21 January 1893 in Mountjoy, Tyrone, Northern Ireland (United Kingdom) and died on 21 January 1984 in Germantown, New York (United States of America);
- the heroic virtues of the Servant of God BOGNER ETELKA (in religion: MÁRIA MARGIT), professed religious of the Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary (Visitation Nuns); born on 15 December 1905 in Melenci (a.k.a. Melencze), Zrenjanin (Serbia) and died on 13 May 1933 in Erd, Pest (Hungary); and,
- the heroic virtues of the Servant of God FERNANDA RIVA, professed religious of the Institute of the Daughters of Charity (Canossian Sisters); born on 01 May 1920 in Monza, Milan (Italy) and died on 22 January 1956 in Mumbai (a.k.a. Bombay), Mahārāshtra (India).
- a miracle, attributed to the intercession of the Venerable Servant of God Luca Passi, priest of the archdiocese of Venice and founder of the Institute of the Teaching Sisters of Saint Dorothy; born on 22 January 1789 in Bergamo (Italy) and died on 18 April 1866 in Venice (Italy); declared venerable on 06 July 2007;
- a miracle, attributed to the intercession of the Venerable Servant of God FRANCISCA DE PAULA DE JESUS ISABEL (NHÁ CHICA), layperson of the diocese of Campanha; born in 1810 in São João del Rei, Minas Gerais (Brazil) and died on 14 June 1895 in Baependi, Minas Gerais (Brazil); declared venerable on 14 January 2011;
- the martyrdom of the Servant of God MANUEL BORRÀS FERRÉ, auxiliary bishop of Tarragona, along with MODEST PAMPLONA FALGUERA (in religion: AGAPIT MODEST), professed religious of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, and 145 COMPANIONS, from the clergy and religious of the archdiocese of Tarragona, who were killed in odium fidei between 1936 and 1939 in the religious persecution during the Spanish Civil War;
- the martyrdom of the Servant of God GIUSEPPE [PINO] PUGLISI, priest of the archdiocese of Palermo, born on 15 September 1937 in Palermo (Italy) and killed in odium fidei on 15 September 1993 in Palermo (Italy);
- the martyrdom of the Servants of God HERMENEGILDO IZA AREGITA (in religion: HERMENEGILDO OF THE ASSUMPTION), professed priest of the Order of the Most Holy Trinity (Trinitarians), and 5 COMPANIONS, professed priests and religious of the Order of the Most Holy Trinity, who were killed in odium fidei on 27 August 1936 in Alcázar de San Juan, Ciudad Real (Spain);
- the martyrdom of the Servant of God FRANCISCA INÉS VALVERDE GONZÁLEZ (in religion: VICTORIA), professed religious of the Calasanzian Institute of the Daughters of the Divine Shepherdess; born on 20 April 1888 in Vicálvaro, Madrid (Spain) and killed in odium fidei on 13 January 1937 in Casillas de Martos, Jaén (Spain);
- the martyrdom of the Servant of God DEVASAHAYAM [NILAKANDAN] PILLAI , married layperson of the diocese of Kottar; born on 23 April 1712 in Nattalam, Tamil Nadu (India) and killed in odium fidei on 14 January 1752 in Aralvaimozhi, Tamil Nadu, (India);
- the heroic virtues of the Servant of God SISTO RIARIO SFORZA, archbishop of Naples and cardinal of the Holy Roman Church; born on 05 December 1810 in Naples (Italy) and died there on 29 September 1877;
- the heroic virtues of the Servant of God FULTON JOHN SHEEN, titular archbishop of Newport and former bishop of Rochester; born on 08 May 1895 in El Paso, Illinois (United States of America) and died on 09 December 1979 in New York City, New York (United States of America);
- the heroic virtues of the Servant of God ÁLVARO DEL PORTILLO DÍEZ DE SOLLANO, bishop of the personal prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei; born on 11 March 1914 in Madrid (Spain) and died on 23 March 1994 in Rome (Italy);
- the heroic virtues of the Servant of God LOUIS TIJSSEN, priest of the diocese of Roermond; born on 02 November 1865 in Wessem, Limburg (Netherlands) and died on 20 February 1929 in Sittard, Limburg (Netherlands);
- the heroic virtues of the Servant of God CRISTÓBAL LÓPEZ DE VALLADOLID OREA (in religion: CRISTÓBAL OF SAINT CATHERINE), professed priest, Third Order Regular of Saint Francis and founder of the Congregation of the Franciscan Hospitallers of Jesus the Nazarene; born on 25 July 1638 in Mérida, Badajoz (Spain) and 21 July 1690 in Córdoba (Spain);
- the heroic virtues of the Servant of God MARIE-JOSEPHTE FITZBACH (in religion: MARIE OF THE SACRED HEART), widow and founder of the Congregation of the Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Good Shepherd Sisters; born on 16 October 1806 in Saint-Vallier de Bellechasse, Quebec (Canada) and died on 01 September 1885 in Quebec (Canada);
- the heroic virtues of the Servant of God Bridget Teresa McCrory (in religion: Mary Angeline Teresa) founder of the Congregation of the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm; born on 21 January 1893 in Mountjoy, Tyrone, Northern Ireland (United Kingdom) and died on 21 January 1984 in Germantown, New York (United States of America);
- the heroic virtues of the Servant of God BOGNER ETELKA (in religion: MÁRIA MARGIT), professed religious of the Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary (Visitation Nuns); born on 15 December 1905 in Melenci (a.k.a. Melencze), Zrenjanin (Serbia) and died on 13 May 1933 in Erd, Pest (Hungary); and,
- the heroic virtues of the Servant of God FERNANDA RIVA, professed religious of the Institute of the Daughters of Charity (Canossian Sisters); born on 01 May 1920 in Monza, Milan (Italy) and died on 22 January 1956 in Mumbai (a.k.a. Bombay), Mahārāshtra (India).
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