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Maddalena di Gesù
VenerableFull write-up
Born
26 April 1898
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Died
6 November 1989
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Venerable
13 October 2021
Vatican record
Canonised
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not yet
The Vatican record
- 13 October 2021 — Heroic virtue declared — title Venerable (decree list, 2021)
Who they were
Elisabetta Maria Maddalena Hutin, in religion Maddalena di Gesù, founded the Fraternity of the Little Sisters of Jesus; she was born in Paris on 26 April 1898 and died in Rome on 6 November 1989. Pope Francis recognised her heroic virtue on 13 October 2021.
The miracles
The Church has not yet approved a miracle in this cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Church recognised her heroic virtue in 2021.
The cause
Maddalena di Gesù has been declared Venerable; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: The cause of Magdeleine Hutin (Little Sister Magdeleine of Jesus).
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - decrees published in 2021
- 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.