Valentinus Paquay
Friar Minor (1828–1905)
Feast: 1 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
At Hasselt near Tongeren in Belgium, Blessed Valentinus Paquay, priest of the Order of Friars Minor, who in prayer, in the ministry of reconciliation and in devotion to the Rosary gave a wonderful example of Christian charity, reaching sublime heights from the smallest things in a spirit of humility.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 1 January as a Franciscan priest at Hasselt, devoted to confession and the Rosary.
The cause
Valentinus Paquay has been beatified; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Franciscans of Flanders: the vice-postulation for Blessed Valentinus Paquay.
- Roman Martyrology, 1 January (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q1954274 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Johannes Ludovicus Paquay (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.