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Dario Porta
Italian parish priest of Parma and member of the Focolare Movement
Servant of GodFull write-upItaly
Born
4 December 1930
verified
Died
4 April 1996
verified
Beatified
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not yet
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Porta was a diocesan priest of Parma remembered by his parishioners for long hours of prayer and constant visiting of the sick and elderly.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
Santi e Beati lists him as a Servant of God; the diocesan inquiry was opened at Parma in 2008.
The cause
Dario Porta is named a Servant of God; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: The cause of Dario Porta.
Sources
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.