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Maria Santina Collani
VenerableFull write-up
Born
2 March 1914
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Died
22 December 1956
verified
Venerable
11 June 2019
Vatican record
Canonised
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not yet
The Vatican record
- 11 June 2019 — Heroic virtue declared — title Venerable (decree list, 2019)
Who they were
Maria Santina Collani was a professed sister of the Institute of the Sisters of Mercy (Suore Misericordiose), born at Isorella, Italy, on 2 March 1914, who died at Borgo d'Ale, Italy, on 22 December 1956. Pope Francis recognised her heroic virtue on 11 June 2019.
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 2019.
The cause
Maria Santina Collani has been declared Venerable; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Catholic Action saints foundation: Venerable Maria Santina Collani.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - decrees published in 2019
- 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.