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Ida Peterfy

Foundress of the Society Devoted to the Sacred Heart

Servant of GodFull write-upSlovakia

Born

7 October 1922

verified

Died

8 February 2000

verified

Beatified

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not yet

Canonised

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not yet

Who they were

Born at Košice and founder of the Society Devoted to the Sacred Heart, she died at Northridge in California.

The miracles

No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.

Why that counted as sanctity

Her sisters record that she has been named a Servant of God and that Archbishop José Gomez of Los Angeles invited the faithful to submit information on her cause; the nihil obstat is dated 19 April 2016.

The cause

Ida Peterfy is named a Servant of God; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: The cause of Ida Peterfy.

A miracle approved by the Holy See is needed for the next step. Reporting one begins with the postulation.

Sources

Servant of God — Sisters of the Society Devoted to the Sacred Heart

Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.