Baudouin I of Belgium
fifth king of the Belgians (1930–1993)
Who they were
Baudouin (US: ; 7 September 1930 – 31 July 1993) was King of the Belgians from 17 July 1951 until his death in 1993. He was the last Belgian king to be sovereign of the Congo, before it became independent in 1960 and became the Democratic Republic of the Congo (known from 1971 to 1997 as Zaire).
Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
The miracles
A cause for canonisation has been opened, which is what Servant of God means. Heroic virtue has not yet been declared and no miracle has been examined.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Connected on this site
- Leopold III Saint“Baudouin was the elder son of King Leopold III (1901–1983) and his first wife, Princess Astrid of Sweden (1905–1935).” — Wikipedia
- Vatican News - Al via l'iter per la causa di beatificazione di Baldovino, re del Belgio — After the Pope's announcement in Belgium, the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints began the process for King Baudouin in December 2024.
- Wikidata Q12976 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Baudouin of Belgium (CC BY-SA)
Not yet written up in full. The Catholic source above names this person; the name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.