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Vincenzo Ruoppolo (Germano of Saint Stanislaus)

Italian Passionist priest, spiritual director and biographer of Saint Gemma Galgani

VenerableFull write-upItaly
Born
17 January 1850
verified
Died
11 December 1909
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Venerable
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date not on record
Canonised
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not yet

Who they were

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The miracles

No miracle has been approved. The decree on heroic virtues has been promulgated; a miracle would come next.

Why that counted as sanctity

Known in religion as Germano di San Stanislao, Ruoppolo was a Passionist priest, professor and postulator who directed Saint Gemma Galgani and wrote her life. His informative process ran from 1957 to 1959 and its validity was decreed on 7 March 1986; the decree on his heroic virtues was promulgated on 11 July 1995.

The cause

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Connected on this site

  • Gemma Galgani Saint
    “Known in religion as Germano di San Stanislao, Ruoppolo was a Passionist priest, professor and postulator who directed Saint Gemma Galgani and wrote her life.” — this site's research
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