Júlio Maria De Lombaerde
The Vatican record
- 18 June 2026 — Heroic virtue declared — title Venerable (decree list, 2026)
Who they were
Júlio Emilio Alberto De Lombaerde, in religion Júlio Maria, was a professed priest of the Congregation of the Missionaries of the Holy Family and founder of the Congregation of the Daughters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, the Missionaries of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament and the Sisters of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament; he was born at Waregem, Belgium, on 7 January 1878 and died near the present-day town of Alto Jequitibá, Brazil, on 24 December 1944. Pope Leo XIV recognised his heroic virtue on 18 June 2026.
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 2026.
The cause
Júlio Maria De Lombaerde 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 Julio Maria De Lombaerde.
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - decrees published in 2026
- 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.