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Emil Kapaun
Korean War US Army chaplain, POW, Medal of Honor recipient and Venerable (1916–1951)
Servant of GodUnited States
Born
20 April 1916
Vatican record
Died
23 May 1951
Vatican record
Beatified
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not yet
Canonised
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not yet
The Vatican record
- 24 February 2025 — Offering of life recognised (decree list, 2025)
Who they were
Emil Joseph Kapaun (April 20, 1916 – May 23, 1951) was an American Catholic priest and United States Army captain who served as a chaplain during World War II and the Korean War.
Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
The miracles
Cause open
A cause for canonisation has been opened, which is what Servant of God means. Heroic virtue has not yet been declared and no miracle has been examined.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information available on this saint.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints — promulgated decrees (causesanti.va), summarised in our own words
- Wikidata Q989327 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Emil Kapaun (CC BY-SA)
Not yet written up in full. The dates and the step marked “Vatican record” come from the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints; the rest comes from Wikidata and is not yet checked.