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Valérie Ama Wandete

Ivorian laywoman whose cause was opened with that of her husband Louis Wandete

Servant of GodFull write-upCôte d'Ivoire
Born
1883
verified
Died
1949
verified
Beatified
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not yet
Canonised
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not yet

Who they were

Santiebeati.it places her death in early January 1949, not 17 December 1948 as the Hagiography Circle has it.

The miracles

No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.

Why that counted as sanctity

Valérie Ama and her husband Louis Wandete were lay Catholics of Korhogo; the archdiocese promotes theirs as the first beatification cause of an African married couple. The bishop of Korhogo asked the Congregation for the Causes of Saints for the nihil obstat on 8 November 1994 and it was granted on 16 December 1994.

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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