Rudolf of the Transverberation of Saint Teresa (Stanisław Warzecha)
Polish Discalced Carmelite priest, confessor and spiritual director at Wadowice
Who they were
Born at Bachowice on 14 November 1919, he entered the Discalced Carmelites from their school at Wadowice in 1938, was ordained in 1944, formed young Carmelites and spent his life in spiritual direction, confession and care of the sick; he died on 27 February 1999.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
The beatification process of the Servant of God Fr Rudolf of the Transverberation of Saint Teresa (Stanisław Warzecha) began on 11 January 2011 in Kraków, after a request to Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz in 2008, and the diocesan stage was closed on 11 June 2017 at the Carmelite shrine in Wadowice under Archbishop Marek Jędraszewski.
The cause
Rudolf of the Transverberation of Saint Teresa (Stanisław Warzecha) is named a Servant of God; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: The cause of Rudolf of the Transverberation of Saint Teresa (Stanisław Warzecha).
- Sługa Boży ojciec Rudolf od Przebicia Serca św. Teresy (Stanisław Warzecha) 1919-1999 - Karmel.pl
- Zakończenie diecezjalnego etapu procesu beatyfikacyjnego o. Rudolfa Warzechy
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.