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Francisco Simón y Ródenas
Roman Catholic bishop
VenerableOrder of Friars Minor Capuchin
Born
2 October 1849
Vatican record
Died
22 August 1914
Vatican record
Venerable
3 April 2014
Vatican record
Canonised
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not yet
The Vatican record
- 3 April 2014 — Heroic virtue declared — title Venerable (decree list, 2014)
Who they were
Catholic priest, Catholic bishop; born in Orihuela; died in Massamagrell.
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 Q64657716 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
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.