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Antonio Seghezzi
VenerableFull write-up
Born
25 August 1906
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Died
21 May 1945
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Venerable
21 December 2020
Vatican record
Canonised
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not yet
The Vatican record
- 21 December 2020 — Heroic virtue declared — title Venerable (decree list, 2020)
Who they were
Antonio Seghezzi was a diocesan priest, born at Premolo, Italy, on 25 August 1906, who died at Dachau, Germany, on 21 May 1945. Pope Francis recognised his heroic virtue on 21 December 2020.
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 2020.
The cause
Antonio Seghezzi has been declared Venerable; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Catholic Action saints foundation: Venerable Antonio Seghezzi.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - decrees published in 2020
- 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.