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Diego Hernández González
VenerableFull write-up
Born
3 January 1915
verified
Died
26 January 1976
verified
Venerable
13 October 2021
Vatican record
Canonised
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not yet
The Vatican record
- 13 October 2021 — Heroic virtue declared — title Venerable (decree list, 2021)
Who they were
Diego Hernández González was a diocesan priest, born at Javalí Nuevo, Spain, on 3 January 1915, who died in Alicante on 26 January 1976. Pope Francis recognised his heroic virtue on 13 October 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
Diego Hernández González 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 Diego Hernández González.
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.