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Vincenzo Garrido Pastor
VenerableFull write-up
Born
12 November 1896
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Died
16 April 1975
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Venerable
14 June 2016
Vatican record
Canonised
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not yet
The Vatican record
- 14 June 2016 — Heroic virtue declared — title Venerable (decree list, 2016)
Who they were
Vincenzo Garrido Pastor was a diocesan priest and founder of the secular institute of the Workers of the Cross; he was born on 12 November 1896 and died on 16 April 1975. Pope Francis recognised his heroic virtue on 14 June 2016.
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 2016.
The cause
Vincenzo Garrido Pastor has been declared Venerable; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Catholic Action saints foundation: Venerable Vincenzo Garrido Pastor.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - decrees published in 2016
- 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.