Martha Pereyra Iraola
Argentine Religious of the Sacred Heart, confessed and known by the future Pope Francis
Who they were
A Religious of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Buenos Aires.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
Cardinal Mario Poli presided at the closing of the diocesan phase of her cause, which opened on 10 January 2005; Jorge Bergoglio had known her when he was Jesuit provincial and was her confessor.
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.
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.