Leon Dehon
clergyman (1843–1925)
Who they were
Léon-Gustave Dehon, SCJ (14 March 1843 – 12 August 1925), religious name Jean of the Sacred Heart, was a French religious priest of the Congregation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, which he founded.
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The miracles
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
Leon Dehon has been declared Venerable; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Priests of the Sacred Heart: the cause of Venerable Leon Dehon.
- Santi, beati e testimoni — VenerabileGiovanni del Sacro Cuore (Léon-Gustave Dehon) — VenerabileGiovanni del Sacro Cuore (Léon-Gustave Dehon) — Sacerdote e fondatore — La Capelle, Francia, 14 marzo 1843 – Bruxelles, Belgio, 12 agosto 1925
- Wikidata Q607544 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Léon Dehon (CC BY-SA)
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