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María Esperanza Medrano de Bianchini
Venezuelan laywoman and mother linked with the Betania shrine
Servant of GodFull write-upVenezuela
Born
22 November 1928
verified
Died
7 August 2004
verified
Beatified
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not yet
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
A married laywoman associated with the Betania site in Venezuela, which Bishop Pío Bello Ricardo of Los Teques recognised in 1987.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
The official site of her cause presents her as a Servant of God; the diocesan inquiry opened at Metuchen, New Jersey, on 31 January 2010.
The cause
María Esperanza Medrano de Bianchini 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 María Esperanza Medrano de Bianchini.
Sources
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.