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Nicola Wolf
VenerableFull write-up
Born
1 May 1756
verified
Died
18 September 1832
verified
Venerable
14 December 2015
Vatican record
Canonised
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not yet
The Vatican record
- 14 December 2015 — Heroic virtue declared — title Venerable (decree list, 2015)
Who they were
Nicola Wolf was a layman and father of a family, born at Neuenkirch, Switzerland, on 1 May 1756, who died at St. Urban, Switzerland, on 18 September 1832. Pope Francis recognised his heroic virtue on 14 December 2015.
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 2015.
The cause
Nicola Wolf 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 Niklaus Wolf von Rippertschwand.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - decrees published in 2015
- 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.