Leonilde of St John the Baptist (Amelia Rossi)
Italian superior general of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary
Who they were
Rossi entered the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary at Pola, taught on the island of Cres and was elected superior general in 1932.
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
Santi e Beati records that Pope Francis declared her Venerable on 23 March 2023; the diocesan inquiry was opened in Rome in 1994.
The cause
Leonilde of St John the Baptist (Amelia Rossi) 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 Leonilde of St John the Baptist (Amelia Rossi).
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.