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Pasquale Uva

Priest of Bisceglie who founded a psychiatric hospital and the Handmaids of Divine Providence

VenerableFull write-upItaly
Born
10 August 1883
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Died
13 September 1955
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Venerable
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date not on record
Canonised
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not yet

Who they were

A diocesan priest who, inspired by the Cottolengo, devoted himself to the mentally ill and founded the Congregation of the Handmaids of Divine Providence.

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

His cause opened on 24 November 1985 and he was declared Venerable in 2012.

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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