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Leonia Maria Nastał
BlessedFull write-up
Born
8 November 1903
verified
Died
10 January 1940
verified
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not yet
The Vatican record
- 1 December 2016 — Heroic virtue declared — title Venerable (decree list, 2016)
Who they were
Leonia Maria Nastał was a professed sister of the Congregation of the Little Handmaids of the Blessed Virgin Mary Immaculate; she was born on 8 November 1903 and died on 10 January 1940. Pope Francis recognised her heroic virtue on 1 December 2016.
The miracles
The source does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Church recognised her heroic virtue in 2016.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - decrees published in 2016
- 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.