| Steps on the Road to the
Canonization of Marcellin |
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| Taken from the Summary
of his life, his virtues and his miracles submitted for his
Canonization, Rome 1998 |
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| 21.07.1888
- 22.12.1891 |
Ordinary Processus in the Diocese of Lyons
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| 31.01.1892
- 02.04.1894 |
Processus on the writings
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| 20.11.1894
- 11.05.1895 |
Processus on non-cultus
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| 12.12.1895 |
Approval of his writings
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| 3.07.1897 |
Decree of introduction of the Cause
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| 25.05.1896 |
Approval of the validation of the non cultus Processus
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| 7.04.1897
- 24.07.1899 |
Apostolic Processus on his sanctity
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| 1.12.1900
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Approval of the above Processus
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| 7.04.1897
– 11.01.1902 |
Apostolic Processus on his virtues
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| 12.12.1903 |
Decree of Approval of the above Processus
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| 3.05.1910
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Presention of the Positio super Virtutes
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| 12.03.1912
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Antepreparatory Congregation
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| 22.06.1920
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Preparatory Congregation
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| 11.07.1920
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General Congregation
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| 10.1939 |
Publication of the Decree on the Heroicity of
Marcellin’s Virtues by Pope Benedict XV
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| 12.11.1941 |
Cure of Mrs Georgina Grondin from a malignant
tumor in Waterville, Maine, USA
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| 3.05.1955 |
Cure of John Ranaivo from cerebrospinal meningitis,
in Antsirabe, Madagascar.
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| 29.05.1955 |
Decree recognizing these two cures as miraculous
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| 21.06.1957 |
Pope Pius XII proclaims Marcellin Champagnat Blessed,
in St Peter’s Basilica, Rome.
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| 07.1976 |
The Sacred Congregation of Rites grants the Decree
of Renewal of the Cause.
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| 26.06.1997 |
Cure of Br Heriberto Weber Nellessen, in Montevideo,
Uruguay
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| 20.02.1998 |
The medical experts on the consultative committee
consider that the illness of Br Heriberto was “a serious
pulmonary affection characterized by bilateral nodular dissemination
leading to a marked insufficiency in breathing with serious
consequences for his general health.” They also stated
that the cure was “very rapid, complete and lasting,
and inexplicable.”
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| 2.06.1998 |
The theological Consultors in their own Committee
recognized the preternatural state of the cure, which they
attributed to the intercession of Marcellin Champagnat.
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| 3.07.1998 |
The Ordinary Congregation of the Cardinals and
Bishops decided unanimously that this was an authentic miracle.
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| 9.01.1999 |
Pope John Paul II promulgated the Decree on the
miracle.
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| 18.04.1999 |
Pope John Paul II convoked the Ordinary Consistory
in the Apostolic Palace for the vote on various Causes of
Canonization: Marcellin Champagnat, Juan Calabria, and Agustina
Livia Pietrantoni, and announced that the Canonization of
these three would take place on 18th April 1999.
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