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Inocêncio López Santamaría
Spanish Mercedarian friar who was bishop of São Raimundo Nonato in Brazil
Servant of GodFull write-upSpain
Born
28 December 1874
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Died
9 March 1958
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Beatified
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not yet
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
A Mercedarian from Burgos who became the first bishop of São Raimundo Nonato in Piauí, Brazil.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
His order names him Servant of God; the canonical recognition of his remains was celebrated in the diocese on 7 February 2017 and the cause was opened there in December 2016.
The cause
Inocêncio López Santamaría 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 Inocêncio López Santamaría.
Sources
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