Veronica O'Brien
Irish laywoman, Legion of Mary envoy in Belgium and founder of the FIAT association
Who they were
Veronica O'Brien brought the Legion of Mary to Belgium and France, was for decades a spiritual adviser to King Baudouin and to Cardinal Suenens, and founded the FIAT lay apostolic movement in 1984.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
Cardinal Jozef De Kesel opened her beatification cause in the Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels in 2022; the diocesan phase closed on 8 September 2026.
The cause
Veronica O'Brien 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 Veronica O'Brien.
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.