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Romano Guardini
Italian-born German priest, theologian and writer on the liturgy
Servant of GodFull write-upItaly
Born
17 February 1885
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Died
1 October 1968
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Beatified
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not yet
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Born in Verona and ordained at Mainz, he became one of the most influential Catholic thinkers of the twentieth century, with nearly five hundred books and essays.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
His beatification cause opened at Munich on 16 December 2017.
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.