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Ezechiele Ramin

Comboni missionary shot dead in Rondônia

Servant of GodFull write-upItaly
Born
9 February 1953
verified
Died
24 July 1985
verified
Beatified
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not yet
Canonised
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not yet

Who they were

Comboni missionary from Padua, known as Padre Lele, shot dead in 1985 while defending landless farmers and indigenous people in the Brazilian state of Rondônia.

The miracles

No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.

Why that counted as sanctity

The diocesan process to establish his martyrdom ran in the diocese of Ji-Paraná from 1 April 2016 to 4 March 2017.

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.

A miracle approved by the Holy See is needed for the next step. If you know the postulation’s own page, tell us and it will be added here.

Sources

Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.

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