Maria Belén del Corazón de Jesús Romero Algarín
The Vatican record
- 23 March 2026 — Heroic virtue declared — title Venerable (decree list, 2026)
Who they were
Maria Dolores Romero Algarín, in religion Maria Belén del Corazón de Jesús, was a professed religious of the Congregation of the Handmaids of the Divine Heart; she was born in Seville, Spain, on 7 October 1916 and died at Sanlúcar la Mayor, Spain, on 12 November 1977. Pope Leo XIV recognised her heroic virtue 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 her heroic virtue 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.
- 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.