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Raffaele Melis
Sardinian Oblate of the Virgin Mary and Rome parish priest killed in an air raid
Servant of GodFull write-upItaly
Born
25 March 1886
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Died
13 August 1943
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Beatified
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not yet
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Melis was an Oblate of the Virgin Mary and parish priest of Sant'Elena in Rome, killed in the bombing of the city on 13 August 1943 while giving the sacraments to the wounded.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
His cause of beatification was introduced in 1995.
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.