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Giovanna Méndez Romero (detta Juanita)
VenerableFull write-up
Born
9 January 1937
verified
Died
5 April 1990
verified
Venerable
18 February 2022
Vatican record
Canonised
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not yet
The Vatican record
- 18 February 2022 — Heroic virtue declared — title Venerable (decree list, 2022)
Who they were
Giovanna (Juanita) Méndez Romero was a professed religious of the Congregation of the Worker Sisters of the Heart of Jesus, born at Villanueva de Córdoba, Spain, on 9 January 1937, who died there on 5 April 1990. Pope Francis recognised her heroic virtue on 18 February 2022.
The miracles
The Church has not yet approved a miracle in this cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Church recognised her heroic virtue in 2022.
The cause
Giovanna Méndez Romero (detta Juanita) 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 Juana (Juanita) Méndez Romero.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - decrees published in 2022
- 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.