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Francesco Gattola
Italian priest (1822-1899)
VenerableKingdom of Italy
Born
19 September 1822
Vatican record
Died
20 January 1899
Vatican record
Venerable
18 March 2015
Vatican record
Canonised
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not yet
The Vatican record
- 18 March 2015 — Heroic virtue declared — title Venerable (decree list, 2015)
Who they were
Francesco Gattola (19 September 1822 – 20 January 1899) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest who lived and served in Naples. He was the founder of the Daughters of the Most Holy Immaculate Virgin of Lourdes.
Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
The miracles
No miracle approved yet
The Church has declared this person’s heroic virtue, which is what the title Venerable means. One approved miracle is needed before beatification.
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 Q19974638 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Francesco Gattola (CC BY-SA)
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