Daniele Hechich (Stanislao Liberato Hekić)
Istrian-born Franciscan Friar Minor, confessor and spiritual director at Saccolongo
Who they were
Born in Sveti Petar u Šumi in Istria, he was a Franciscan confessor and spiritual director at Casa Sacro Cuore in Saccolongo, known for bearing a degenerative illness as a witness of God's closeness to those who suffer.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Diocese of Padua announced the cause in February 2020 and opened the diocesan inquiry on 29 November 2020; it closed in June 2026.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.