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Marcellino da Capradosso
VenerableFull write-up
Born
22 September 1873
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Died
26 February 1909
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Venerable
8 November 2017
Vatican record
Canonised
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The Vatican record
- 8 November 2017 — Heroic virtue declared — title Venerable (decree list, 2017)
Who they were
Giovanni Maoloni, in religion Marcellino da Capradosso, was a professed lay brother of the Capuchin Friars Minor; he was born at Villa Sambuco di Castel di Lama, Italy, on 22 September 1873 and died at Fermo, Italy, on 26 February 1909. Pope Francis recognised his heroic virtue on 8 November 2017.
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 2017.
The cause
Marcellino da Capradosso has been declared Venerable; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Capuchins: the cause of Marcellino da Capradosso.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - decrees published in 2017
- 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.