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Leon Dehon
clergyman (1843–1925)
VenerableFrance
Born
1843
Died
1925
Venerable
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date not on record
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Léon-Gustave Dehon, SCJ (14 March 1843 – 12 August 1925), religious name Jean of the Sacred Heart, was a French religious priest of the Congregation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, which he founded.
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The miracles
No miracle approved yet
The Church has declared this person’s heroic virtue, which is what the title Venerable means. One approved miracle is needed before beatification.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information available on this saint.
Sources
- Wikidata Q607544 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Léon Dehon (CC BY-SA)
Not yet written up in full: no Church source with an account of this person has been found yet. The name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.