Jerónimo Mariano Usera y Alarcón
Spanish priest who founded the Sisters of the Love of God
Who they were
A Cistercian-formed Spanish priest, missionary in Fernando Po and then in Cuba, who founded the Sisters of the Love of God in 1864. Santi e Beati prints his death year as 1881; his own congregation's site gives 17 May 1891, which is followed here.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The decree on heroic virtues has been promulgated; a miracle would come next.
Why that counted as sanctity
The nihil obstat came on 15 March 1980, the diocesan process ran from 27 April 1981 to 28 December 1982, and he was declared Venerable on 28 June 1999.
The cause
Jerónimo Mariano Usera y Alarcón has been declared Venerable; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: The cause of Jerónimo Mariano Usera y Alarcón.
- Santi, beati e testimoni — Venerabile Girolamo (Jerónimo) Mariano Usera de Alarcón
- Hermanas del Amor de Dios — Jerónimo Usera
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.