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François-Benjamin May
BlessedSwitzerlandMarist Brothers
Born
21 July 1870
Vatican record
Died
27 July 1909
Vatican record
Beatified
12 July 2025
unverified
Canonised
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not yet
The Vatican record
- 27 January 2025 — Martyrdom recognised (decree list, 2025)
Who they were
Catholic priest; born in Bagnes; died in Barcelona.
The miracles
Limited information available on this saint.
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 Q135299366 — 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.