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Émile Biayenda
Congolese Roman-Catholic cardinal (1927–1977)
SaintRepublic of the CongoPost-1588
Born
1927
Died
1977
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
Émile Biayenda (1927 – 23 March 1977) was the Archbishop of Brazzaville in Congo from 1971 to 1977 and was also a cardinal of the Catholic Church.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Paul VI Saint“He was elevated to the cardinalate by Pope Paul VI in 1973.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Santi e Beati — Servo di Dio Emile Biayenda — "Servo di Dio Emile Biayenda | Cardinale, martire | Mpangala, Congo, 1927 - Brazzaville, Congo, 23 marzo 1977" — cause open.
- Wikidata Q601502 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Émile Biayenda (CC BY-SA)
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