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Ludovico Altieri
VenerableFull write-up
Born
17 July 1805
verified
Died
11 August 1867
verified
Venerable
23 March 2026
Vatican record
Canonised
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not yet
The Vatican record
- 23 March 2026 — Offering of life recognised (decree list, 2026)
Who they were
Ludovico Altieri was Bishop of Albano and a cardinal of the Holy Roman Church; he was born in Rome on 17 July 1805 and died at Albano Laziale, Italy, on 11 August 1867. Pope Leo XIV recognised the offering of his life on 23 March 2026.
The miracles
The Church has not yet approved a miracle in this cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Church recognised the offering of his life in 2026.
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 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.