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Giuseppe Antonio Plancarte y Labastida
VenerableFull write-up
Born
23 December 1840
verified
Died
26 April 1898
verified
Venerable
23 January 2020
Vatican record
Canonised
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not yet
The Vatican record
- 23 January 2020 — Heroic virtue declared — title Venerable (decree list, 2020)
Who they were
Giuseppe Antonio Plancarte y Labastida was a diocesan priest and founder of the Institute of the Sisters of Mary Immaculate of Guadalupe; he was born in Mexico City on 23 December 1840 and died there on 26 April 1898. Pope Francis recognised his heroic virtue on 23 January 2020.
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 2020.
The cause
Giuseppe Antonio Plancarte y Labastida has been declared Venerable; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Archdiocese of Mexico, causes of saints: Venerable Giuseppe Antonio Plancarte y Labastida.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - decrees published in 2020
- 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.