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Immacolato Giuseppe di Gesù
VenerableFull write-up
Born
15 August 1922
verified
Died
13 April 1989
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
Aldo Brienza, in religion Immacolato Giuseppe di Gesù, was a professed religious of the Order of Discalced Carmelites; he was born in Campobasso, Italy, on 15 August 1922 and died there on 13 April 1989. Pope Francis recognised his 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 his heroic virtue in 2022.
The cause
Immacolato Giuseppe di Gesù has been declared Venerable; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Discalced Carmelite Postulation: Venerable Immacolato Giuseppe di Gesu.
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.