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Nazareno da Pula
VenerableFull write-up
Born
21 January 1911
verified
Died
29 February 1992
verified
Venerable
22 May 2026
Vatican record
Canonised
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not yet
The Vatican record
- 22 May 2026 — Heroic virtue declared — title Venerable (decree list, 2026)
Who they were
Giovanni Zucca, in religion Nazareno da Pula, was a professed religious of the Capuchin Friars Minor; he was born at Pula, Italy, on 21 January 1911 and died in Cagliari on 29 February 1992. Pope Leo XIV recognised his heroic virtue on 22 May 2026.
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 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.
Sources
- 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.