Pope advances Causes of Elizabeth of the Trinity, 11 others

(Vatican Radio) On the afternoon of 3 March 2016, the Holy Father received in audience the Prefect of the Congregation of the Causes of Saints, Cardinal Angelo Amato, S.D.B. In the course of the Audience, Pope Francis authorized the Congregation to promulgate degrees regarding:

• the miracle, attributed to the intercession of Blessed Manuel González García, Bishop of Palencia, Founder of the Children of Reparation and of the Eucharistic Missionaries of Nazareth; born 25 February 1877 and died 4 January 1940;

• the miracle, attributed to the intercession of Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity (born Élizabeth Catez), professed religious of the Discalced Carmelites; born 18 July 1880 and died 9 November 1906;

• the miracle, attributed to the intercession of the Venerable Servant of God Marie-Eugene of the Child Jesus (born: Henri Grialou), professed Priest of the Order of Discalced Carmelites, Founder of the Secular Institute of Notre-Dame de Vie; born 2 December 1894 and died 27 March 1967;

• the miracle, attributed to the intercession of the Venerable Servant of God María Antonia of Saint Joseph (born: María Antonia de Paz y Figueroa), Founder of the Beaterio of the Spiritual Exercises of Buenos Aires in Argentina; born 1730 and died 7 marzo 1799;

• the heroic virtue of the Servant of God Stefano Ferrando, of the Salesian Society of St John Bosco, Titular Archbishop of Toyna, later Bishop of Shillong, Founder of Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of Mary Help of Christians; born 28 September 1895 and died 20 June 1978;

• the heroic virtue of the Servant of God Henri Stanislaus Verjus, of the Congregation of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Titular Bishop of Limyra, Coadjutor of the Apostolic Vicariate of New Guinea; born 26 May 1860 and died 13 November 1892;

• the heroic virtue of the Servant of God Giovanni Battista Quilici, Diocesan Priest, Pastor, Founder of the Congregation of the Daughters of the Crucified, born 26 April 1791 and died 10 June 1844;

• the heroic virtue of the Servant of God Bernardo Mattio, Diocesan Priest, Pastor; born 2 January 1845 and died 11 April 1914;

• the heroic virtue of the Servant of God Quirico Pignalberi, professed Priest of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual; born 11 July 1891 and died 18 July 1982;

• the heroic virtue of the Servant of God Teodora Campostrini, Foundress of the Congregation of the Minim Sisters of the Charity of the Sorrowful Mary; born 26 October 1788 and died 22 May 1860;

• the heroic virtue of the Servant of God Bianca Piccolomini Clementini, Foundress of the Society of Saint Angela Merici; born 7 April 1875 and died 14 August 1959;

• the heroic virtue of the Servant of God Maria Nieves Sánchez y Fernández (in religion: Maria Nieves of the Holy Family), professed religious of the Daughters of Mary of the Pious Schools; born 2 May 1900 and died 1 May 1978.