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Cecilio Maria Cortinovis
VenerableFull write-up
Born
7 November 1885
verified
Died
10 April 1984
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Venerable
6 March 2018
Vatican record
Canonised
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not yet
The Vatican record
- 6 March 2018 — Heroic virtue declared — title Venerable (decree list, 2018)
Who they were
Antonio Pietro Cortinovis, in religion Cecilio Maria, was a professed religious of the Capuchin Friars Minor; he was born at Nespello, Italy, on 7 November 1885 and died in Bergamo on 10 April 1984. Pope Francis recognised his heroic virtue on 6 March 2018.
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 2018.
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.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - decrees published in 2018
- 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.