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Enrique Angelelli

Catholic bishop (1923–1976)

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Feast: 17 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born

1923

Died

1976

Beatified

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not on record

Canonised

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not yet

Who they were

Enrique Ángel Angelelli Carletti (17 July 1923 – 4 August 1976) was a bishop of the Catholic Church in Argentina who was assassinated during the Dirty War for his involvement with social issues. Angelelli commitment to the "Church of the Poor" offered a model for the future Pope Francis.

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The miracles

Limited information is available on this saint so far.

Why that counted as sanctity

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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.

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Connected on this site

Gabriel Longueville Blessed
“Caught up in the persecution of those who worked with Bishop Enrique Angelelli, he was taken on 18 July 1976 and killed with the friar Carlos de Dios Murias.” — this site's research

Sources

Santi, beati e testimoni — BeatoEnrique Angelo Angelelli Carletti — BeatoEnrique Angelo Angelelli Carletti — Vescovo e martire — Córdoba, Argentina, 17 giugno 1923 – Punta de Los Llanos, Argentina, 4 agosto 1976 — feast 4 agosto
Wikidata Q372423 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
English Wikipedia — Enrique Angelelli (CC BY-SA)

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