Maria Immacolata della Santissima Trinità
The Vatican record
- 22 January 2026 — Heroic virtue declared — title Venerable (decree list, 2026)
Who they were
Maria Giselda Villela, in religion Maria Immacolata della Santissima Trinità, founded the Carmel of the Holy Family at Pouso Alegre, Brazil; she was born at Maria da Fé, Brazil, on 12 January 1909 and died at Pouso Alegre on 20 January 1988. Pope Leo XIV recognised her heroic virtue on 22 January 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
Maria Immacolata della Santissima Trinità 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 Maria Giselda Villela (Maria Imaculada da Santíssima Trindade, 'Mãezinha').
- 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.