Ante Antić
Croatian Franciscan and Venerable (1893-1965)
The Vatican record
- 5 May 2015 — Heroic virtue declared — title Venerable (decree list, 2015)
Who they were
Venerable Ante Antić, OFMC (16 April 1893 – 4 March 1956) was a Croatian Catholic priest, Capuchin and spiritual writer, known for his spiritual leadership, confessions, and letters. According to Croatian Encyclopedia, he was a "charismatic figure in contemporary Croatian religious history". His beatification process was opened in 1984. He is known under the nickname "Dobri otac" ('Good Father').
Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
The miracles
The Church has declared this person’s heroic virtue, which is what the title Venerable means. One approved miracle is needed before beatification.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
The cause
Ante Antić has been declared Venerable; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Franciscans: the cause of Ante Antic.
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints — promulgated decrees (causesanti.va), summarised in our own words
- Wikidata Q12626970 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Ante Antić (CC BY-SA)
Not yet written up in full. The dates and the step marked “Vatican record” come from the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints; the rest comes from Wikidata and is not yet checked.