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Cosma Muñoz Pérez
VenerableFull write-up
Born
1573
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Died
3 December 1636
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Venerable
17 March 2021
Vatican record
Canonised
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The Vatican record
- 17 March 2021 — Heroic virtue declared — title Venerable (decree list, 2021)
Who they were
Cosma Muñoz Pérez was a diocesan priest and founder of the Congregation of the Daughters of the Patronage of Mary; he was born at Villar del Río, Spain, in 1573 and died in Córdoba, Spain, on 3 December 1636. Pope Francis recognised his heroic virtue on 17 March 2021.
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 2021.
The cause
Cosma Muñoz Pérez has been declared Venerable; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: The cause of Cosme Muñoz Pérez.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - decrees published in 2021
- 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.