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Ignacas Štachas
Lithuanian priest, a pioneer of the temperance movement
Servant of GodFull write-upLithuania
Born
1797
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Died
28 October 1854
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Beatified
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not yet
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
A priest of Samogitia remembered as an apostle of temperance, who died at Šiauliai in 1854.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
Bishop Eugenijus Bartulis announced the opening of his beatification cause at Mass on 30 October, and the diocese of Šiauliai lists him among its Servants of God; the nihil obstat was given on 5 July 2016.
The cause
Ignacas Štachas 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 Ignacas Štachas.
Sources
- Dievo tarnai: Kun. Ignacas Štachas – Šiaulių vyskupija
- Iškilminga blaivybės apaštalo kun. I. Štacho beatifikacijos bylos pradžia – Šiaulių vyskupija
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.