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Mario Sturzo
Bishop of Piazza Armerina and brother of Luigi Sturzo
Servant of GodFull write-upItaly
Born
1 November 1861
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Died
12 November 1941
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Beatified
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not yet
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Bishop of Piazza Armerina in Sicily, who with his brother Luigi promoted the Catholic social movement.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
The nihil obstat was given on 22 December 2012 and the diocesan inquiry opened on 21 April 2013.
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.
Sources
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.