No likeness on file
Pierre-Joseph Triest
VenerableFull write-up
Born
31 August 1760
verified
Died
24 June 1836
verified
Venerable
14 April 2025
Vatican record
Canonised
—
not yet
The Vatican record
- 14 April 2025 — Heroic virtue declared — title Venerable (decree list, 2025)
Who they were
Pierre-Joseph Triest was a diocesan priest and founder of the Brothers of Charity, the Sisters of Charity of Jesus and Mary and the Sisters of the Infancy of Jesus; he was born in Brussels, Belgium, on 31 August 1760 and died in Ghent on 24 June 1836. Pope Francis recognised his heroic virtue on 14 April 2025.
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 2025.
The cause
Pierre-Joseph Triest 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 Petrus Jozef Triest.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - decrees published in 2025
- 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.