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Maurizio Maria Matteo Garrigou
VenerableFull write-up
Born
21 September 1766
verified
Died
27 September 1852
verified
Venerable
9 December 2013
Vatican record
Canonised
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not yet
The Vatican record
- 9 December 2013 — Heroic virtue declared — title Venerable (decree list, 2013)
Who they were
Maurizio Maria Matteo Garrigou was a priest and founder of the Institute of Our Lady of Compassion; he was born at Gudanes (Ariège, France) on 21 September 1766 and died in Toulouse on 27 September 1852. Pope Francis recognised his heroic virtue on 9 December 2013.
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 2013.
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.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - decrees published in 2013
- 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.