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Mario Crocco (Francesco Crocco)

Italian Franciscan priest, missionary in China and later in Naples

Servant of GodFull write-upItaly
Born
31 August 1909
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Died
8 August 1994
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Beatified
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not yet
Canonised
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not yet

Who they were

Crocco joined the Friars Minor as Brother Mario, served in China from 1936 until his arrest and expulsion, and later worked in southern Italy.

The miracles

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

Why that counted as sanctity

The Neapolitan Province of the Friars Minor promoted his cause and the diocesan inquiry into his life, virtues and reputation for holiness opened at Naples on 28 November 2024.

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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