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Mariano Gazpio Escurra
VenerableFull write-up
Born
18 December 1899
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Died
22 September 1989
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Venerable
22 May 2021
Vatican record
Canonised
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not yet
The Vatican record
- 22 May 2021 — Heroic virtue declared — title Venerable (decree list, 2021)
Who they were
Mariano Gazpio Escurra was a professed priest of the Order of Augustinian Recollects; he was born at Puente la Reina (Navarre, Spain) on 18 December 1899 and died in Pamplona on 22 September 1989. Pope Francis recognised his heroic virtue on 22 May 2021.
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 2021.
The cause
Mariano Gazpio Escurra 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 Mariano Gazpio Ezcurra.
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.