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Giacomo Masarnau Fernández
VenerableFull write-up
Born
10 December 1805
verified
Died
14 December 1882
verified
Venerable
21 January 2021
Vatican record
Canonised
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not yet
The Vatican record
- 21 January 2021 — Heroic virtue declared — title Venerable (decree list, 2021)
Who they were
Giacomo Masarnau Fernández was a layman, born in Madrid on 10 December 1805, who died there on 14 December 1882. Pope Francis recognised his heroic virtue on 21 January 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
Giacomo Masarnau Fernández 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 Santiago Masarnau Fernández.
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.