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Antonio Repiso Martínez de Orbe
VenerableFull write-up
Born
8 February 1856
verified
Died
27 July 1929
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Venerable
27 February 2017
Vatican record
Canonised
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not yet
The Vatican record
- 27 February 2017 — Heroic virtue declared — title Venerable (decree list, 2017)
Who they were
Antonio Repiso Martínez de Orbe was a professed priest of the Society of Jesus and founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Divine Shepherd; he was born on 8 February 1856 and died on 27 July 1929. Pope Francis recognised his heroic virtue on 27 February 2017.
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 2017.
The cause
Antonio Repiso Martínez de Orbe has been declared Venerable; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Archdiocese of Mexico, causes of saints: Venerable Antonio Repiso Martínez de Orbe.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - decrees published in 2017
- 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.