General Postulation of the Congregation of the Mission
Congregation of the Mission
General Postulation of the Congregation of the Mission
Blessed
La beatificazione è l’atto mediante il quale la Chiesa cattolica riconosce le virtù terrene di un defunto, la piena unione con Dio della sua anima in Paradiso e la conseguente capacità di intercedere a favore di fedeli che lo pregano.
Fr. Vicente Queralt Lloret, C.M.
In 2016, Pope Francis authorized the Decree recognizing the martyrdom of Father Vicente Queralt Lloret and his companions, martyred between 1936 and 1937 during the Spanish Civil War. His beatification took place on November 11, 2017, in Madrid, during the 400th anniversary of the Vincentian charism.
Jan Havlik, CM
Seminarian Ján Havlík was born in 1928 in Vlčkovany, Slovakia. Arrested by the communist regime in 1950, he was sentenced to 14 years in prison, where he suffered brutal torture without ever renouncing his faith. He died on December 27, 1965, due to severe physical sequelae. He was beatified on August 31, 2024, in Šaštín, Slovakia.
Fr. José María Fernández Sánchez, C.M.
The Decree of beatification of Father José María Fernández Sánchez and 38 other martyrs of the Spanish Revolution was approved by Pope Francis in March 2017. His beatification also took place in Madrid on November 11, 2017.
Fr. Fortunato Velasco Tobar, C.M.
Father Fortunato Velasco Tobar and his thirteen companion martyrs were beatified on October 13, 2013, in Tarragona. Their liturgical memorial is celebrated on November 6.
Fr. Ghebre Michael, C.M.
Disciple of St. Justin de Jacobis and martyr for the faith. Pope Pius XI beatified him on October 3, 1926.
Fr. Louis-Joseph François, Fr. Jean-Henri Gruyer, Fr. Pierre-René Rogue, Fr. Jean-Charles Caron, Fr. Nicholas Colin
These five brothers were beatified by Pope Pius XI who included them in the group of the 191 martyrs of the French Revolution on October 17, 1926, in St. Peter’s Basilica.
Fr. Marco Antonio Durando, C.M.
Founder of the Nazarene Sisters in 1865, he was dedicated to the care of the sick and abandoned youth. He was beatified on October 20, 2002, by Pope John Paul II. His liturgical memorial is celebrated on December 10.
Fr. Pierre René Rogue, C.M.
Born in Vannes (France) on June 11, 1758, Father Pierre René Rogue was guillotined in his hometown on March 3, 1796. Pope Pius XI beatified him on May 10, 1934.
Anthony Frederick Ozanam, SSVP
Founder of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Anthony Frederick Ozanam lived a life of extraordinary Christian virtue. He died on September 8, 1853, and was beatified on August 22, 1997, in Paris. His liturgical memorial is celebrated on September 9.
Sr. Josefa Martinez Perez and 12 companions, D.C.
13 martyred Daughters of Charity killed during the Spanish persecution in 1936 in Valencia. They were beatified on October 13, 2013, in Tarragona.
Sr. Melchora-Adoración Cortés Bueno and 14 companions, D.C.
They were beatified on October 13, 2013, but the process had begun on November 7, 1960, in the Diocese of Madrid on the occasion of the Vincentian tercentenary celebrations of the death of St. Vincent de Paul and St. Louise de Marillac.
Sr. Marguerite Rutan, D.C.
A Daughter of Charity born in Metz, she was superior of the Dax Hospital during the French Revolution. Accused of opposing revolutionary principles, she was guillotined in 1794. She was beatified in 2011, and her liturgical memorial is on April 9.
Sr. Marta Anna Wiecka, D.C.
A Daughter of Charity, she served in various hospitals in Poland and Ukraine. She was noted for her kindness and dedication to the sick. She died in 1904 after contracting typhus while helping a colleague. She was beatified in 2008, and her liturgical memorial is May 30.
Sr. Giuseppina Nicòli, D.C.
Born in 1863 in Casatisma (Pavia, Italy), she entered the Daughters of Charity in 1883. She dedicated her life to evangelization and the service of the poor, working mainly in Sardinia, where she founded several charitable works. She was especially known for her assistance to the “Marianelli”, poor children and orphans of Cagliari. She died in 1924. She was beatified on February 3, 2008, in Cagliari, and her liturgical memorial is on February 3.
Blessed Sr. Lindalva Justo de Oliveira, D.C.
Born in Açu, Brazil, in 1953, Sister Lindalva dedicated herself to the poor and the sick from a young age. On April 9, 1993, Good Friday, she was murdered by a man after refusing his advances. Beatified in 2007, she is recognized as a martyr for her defense of chastity and service to the poor. She was the first Brazilian woman belonging to a religious order to be beatified.
Maria Anna Vaillot and Odilia Baumgarten
Virgins and martyrs, they were Daughters of Charity of the hospital of St. John of Angers. They were assassinated on February 1, 1794, during the French Revolution. Beatified by Pope John Paul II, along with 97 martyrs, on February 19, 1984. They are represented in a medallion in the Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal in Paris.
Blessed Marie-Madeleine Fontaine and companions, D.C.
Virgins and martyrs, they were Daughters of Charity of the house of Arras, known as martyrs of Cambrai. On June 26, 1794, during the French Revolution, they crowned their service to the poor with martyrdom. Beatified on June 13, 1920, their liturgical memorial is celebrated on June 26.
Blessed Sister Rosalie Rendu, D.C.
Born in 1786 in Confort, France, she dedicated herself to the service of the poor for more than fifty years in the Mouffetard district of Paris. She founded new works of charity and guided young people such as Frederic Ozanam in the creation of the “Conferences of St. Vincent de Paul”. She died on February 7, 1856, and was beatified on November 9, 2003. Her liturgical memorial is on February 7.
Blessed Nemesia Valle, D.C.
She is the second Daughter of Charity to be beatified by the Church, after St. Jeanne Antide Thouret. Her life as an educator was distinguished by her goodness and charity, always maintaining a benevolent and altruistic attitude. She was proclaimed Blessed on April 25, 2004, in Rome. Her liturgical feast is celebrated on June 26, the day of her Baptism.
