Giuseppe Beschin
Italian Franciscan friar (1880-1952)
The Vatican record
- 20 January 2017 — Heroic virtue declared — title Venerable (decree list, 2017)
Who they were
Ignazio Beschin (born Giuseppe Beschin; 26 August 1880 - 29 October 1952) was an Italian Catholic priest and professed member from the Order of Friars Minor. He studied in northern Italian cities for the priesthood while he did his Franciscan formation before serving as a professor in Rome in addition to holding several other important positions. Beschin was noted for his spiritual direction and for having been a good confessor while he spent most of his career spearheading efforts for the beatification cause of Bernardino da Portogruaro (having been the vice-postulator for his order).
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The miracles
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.
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints — promulgated decrees (causesanti.va), summarised in our own words
- Wikidata Q64759412 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Ignazio Beschin (CC BY-SA)
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.