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Joaquim Rosselló i Ferrà
Catalan religious (1833-1909)
VenerableSpainOratory of Saint Philip Neri
Born
28 June 1833
Vatican record
Died
20 December 1909
Vatican record
Venerable
2 May 2013
Vatican record
Canonised
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not yet
The Vatican record
- 2 May 2013 — Heroic virtue declared — title Venerable (decree list, 2013)
Who they were
Catholic priest, theologian, founder; born in Palma; died in Palma.
The miracles
No miracle approved yet
The Church has declared this person’s heroic virtue, which is what the title Venerable means. One approved miracle is needed before beatification.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
The cause
Joaquim Rosselló i Ferrà has been declared Venerable; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Missionaries of the Sacred Hearts: Blessed Joaquim Rossello.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints — promulgated decrees (causesanti.va), summarised in our own words
- Wikidata Q11928122 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Not yet written up in full. The dates and the step marked “Vatican record” come from the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints; the rest comes from Wikidata and is not yet checked.