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Alessandro Bálint
VenerableFull write-up
Born
1 August 1904
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Died
10 May 1980
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Venerable
22 May 2021
Vatican record
Canonised
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not yet
The Vatican record
- 22 May 2021 — Heroic virtue declared — title Venerable (decree list, 2021)
Who they were
Alessandro (Sándor) Bálint was a layman and father of a family, born at Szeged-Alsóváros (today Hungary) on 1 August 1904, who died in Budapest on 10 May 1980. Pope Francis recognised his heroic virtue on 22 May 2021.
The miracles
The Church has not yet approved a miracle in this cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Church recognised his heroic virtue in 2021.
The cause
Alessandro Bálint has been declared Venerable; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: The cause of Sándor Bálint.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - decrees published in 2021
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints — promulgated decrees (causesanti.va), summarised in our own words
- Not yet in Wikidata. Name as the Vatican spells it.
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.