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Saturday 27.01.2018

Promulgation of Decrees of the Congregation for the Causes of

Yesterday, 26 January, the Holy Father Francis received in audience His Eminence Cardinal , S.D.B., prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. During the audience, the Supreme Pontiff authorized the same Congregation to promulgate the Decrees regarding:

- the miracle, attributed to the intercession of Blessed Nazaria Ignacia March Mesa (in religion: Nazaria Ignacia of Teresa of ), founder of the Congregation of the Missionary Crusaders of the ; born in Madrid, on 10 January 1889 and died in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 6 July 1943;

- the miracle, attributed to the intercession of Servant of Alphonse-Marie Eppinger (née: Elisabeth), founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Redeemer; born in Niederbronn, on 9 September and 1814 died there on 31 July 1867;

- the miracle, attributed to the intercession of the Venerable Clelia Merloni, founder of the Institute of the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus; born on 10 March 1861 in Forlì, and died on 21 November 1930 in ;

- the miracle, attributed to the intercession of the Venerable Servant of God Maria Crocefissa dell’Amore Divino (née: Maria Gargani), founder of the Apostles of the Sacred Heart; born on 23 December 1892 I Morra Irpino, now Morra De Sanctis, Italy and died on 23 May 1973 in , Italy;

- the martyrdom of the Servants of God Pierre-Lucien Claverie, of the Order of Preachers, Bishop of Oran, and 18 companions, men and women religious, killed in hatred of the Faith in Algeria from 1994 to 1996;

- the martyrdom of the Servant of God Veronica Antal, layperson, of the Franciscan Secular Order; born on 7 December 1935 in Nisiporeşti, Romania and killed in hatred of the Faith on 24 August 1958 in Hălăuceşti, Romania;

- the heroic virtues of the Servant of God Ambrosio Grittani, diocesan priest and founder of the Oblates of Saint Benedict Labre; born in Ceglie del Campo, Italy on 11 October 1907 and died on 30 April 1951 in 2 Molfetta, Italy;

- the heroic virtues of the Servant of God Anne-Marie Madeleine Delbrêl, layperson; born in Mussidan, France on 24 October 1904 and died in Ivry-sur-Seine, France on 13 October 1964.