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Ignazio Posadzy
VenerableFull write-up
Born
17 February 1898
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Died
17 January 1984
verified
Venerable
17 December 2022
Vatican record
Canonised
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not yet
The Vatican record
- 17 December 2022 — Heroic virtue declared — title Venerable (decree list, 2022)
Who they were
Ignazio Posadzy was a diocesan priest, co-founder of the Society of Christ for Polish Emigrants and founder of the Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of Christ the King for Polish Emigrants; he was born at Szadłowice, Poland, on 17 February 1898 and died at Puszczykowo, Poland, on 17 January 1984. Pope Francis recognised his heroic virtue on 17 December 2022.
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 2022.
The cause
Ignazio Posadzy 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 Ignacy Posadzy.
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.