Ferruccio Armando Spallanzani (Raffaele of Mestre)
Italian Capuchin priest at the shrine of Puianello near Modena
Who they were
Father Raffaele of Mestre was a Capuchin of the Emilia-Romagna province who died at the shrine of Puianello.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
The archbishop of Modena-Nonantola opened the diocesan process on 13 May 2008 at the request of the Capuchin province and with the nihil obstat of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints; it closed on 13 May 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.
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.