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Giovanni Ciresola
VenerableFull write-up
Born
30 May 1902
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Died
13 April 1987
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Venerable
7 November 2018
Vatican record
Canonised
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The Vatican record
- 7 November 2018 — Heroic virtue declared — title Venerable (decree list, 2018)
Who they were
Giovanni Ciresola was a diocesan priest and founder of the Congregation of the Poor Handmaids of the Most Precious Blood (Cenacolo della Carità ); he was born at Quaderni di Villafranca, Italy, on 30 May 1902 and died at Quinto di Valpantena, Italy, on 13 April 1987. Pope Francis recognised his heroic virtue on 7 November 2018.
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 2018.
The cause
Giovanni Ciresola has been declared Venerable; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Postulation for the cause of Giovanni Ciresola.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - decrees published in 2018
- 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.