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Jorge Murcia Riaño

Colombian priest who founded the Sisters of Saint John the Evangelist (Hermanas Juanistas)

Servant of GodFull write-upColombia
Born
20 October 1895
verified
Died
15 November 1944
verified
Beatified
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not yet
Canonised
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not yet

Who they were

The congregation now works in Colombia, Venezuela, the Dominican Republic, Mexico and Haiti.

The miracles

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

Why that counted as sanctity

The Catholic weekly Vida Nueva describes him as a priest of the Archdiocese of Bogotá whose cause is in process, and reports that he founded the Hermanas Juanistas in 1932, inspired by the Young Christian Workers. The diocesan inquiry was opened in Bogotá on 8 December 2007.

The cause

The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.

A miracle approved by the Holy See is needed for the next step. If you know the postulation’s own page, tell us and it will be added here.

Sources

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

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