Beatifications
During the Pontificate of
Pope Benedict XVI
At the beginning of his pontificate, Pope Benedict XVI reintroduced the Church practice, used prior to 1971, of beatification ceremonies not typically being presided over by the pope.
On September 29, 2005 the Vatican formally announced that Pope Benedict would not preside at beatifications but only over canonization ceremonies. Beatifications, which are still a pontifical act, will be celebrated by a representative of the Holy Father, who normally will be the prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. The rite of beatification will take place in the diocese which promoted the cause of the new blessed or in another suitable location, including the Vatican, with the approval of the Secretariat of State. (Source: Catholic Almanac 2007)
2005
May 14, 2005
Ascensión Nicol Goñi (Ascensión of the Heart of Jesus, 1868-1940) of Spain
Marianne Cope (1838-1918) of the United States
October 9, 2005
Cardinal Clemens August von Galen (1878-1946) of Germany
October 29, 2005
Josep Tàpies Sirvant and six companions, priests, martyrs, (d. August 13, 1936) of Spain
Sister Maria de los Angeles Ginard Martí, martyr (1894-1936) of Spain
November 6, 2005
Eurosia Fabris (“Mamma Rosa,” 1866 -1932) of Italy
November 13, 2005
Father Charles de Foucauld (1858-1916) of France, apostle to the Tuaregs
Maria Pia Mastena (1881-1951) of Italy
Maria Crocifissa Curcio (1877-1957) of Italy
November 20, 2005
13 Mexican Martyrs:
Father Jose Trinidad Rangel (1887-1927)
Father Andres Solá y Molist, C.F.M. (1895-1927)
Leonardo Pérez (1883-1927)
Father Dario Acosta Zurita (1908-1931)
Anacleto Gonzalez Flores (1888-1927) and 8 companions (d. 1927/1928)
2006
April 30, 2006
Father Augustine Thevarparampil (1891-1973, apostle to “untouchables”) of India
Father Luigi Biraghi (1801-1879) of Italy
Father Luigi Monza (1898-1954) of Italy
May 13, 2006
Sister Maria Teresa of St. Joseph (1855-1938) of Poland (lived as a Carmelite in Holland).
May 14, 2006
Sister Maria of the Passion (Maria Grazia Tarallo, 1866- 1912) of Italy
May 28, 2006
Mother Rita Amada de Jesús (Rita Lopes de Almeida, 1848-1913) of Portugal
June 15, 2006
Father Eustaquio von Lieshout (1890-1943) of the Netherlands, missionary to Brazil
September 17, 2006
Sister Sára Salkaházi, martyr (1899-1944, murdered during World War II) of Hungary
Father Moses Tovini (1877-1930) of Italy
October 8, 2006
Sister Maria Teresa of Jesus (Maria Scrilli, 1825-1889) of Italy
October 22, 2006
Father Paul Josef Nardini (1821-1862) of Germany
November 5, 2006
Mother Margarita Maria López de Maturana (1884-1934) of Spain
Father Mariano de la Mata Aparicio (1905-1983) of Spain, missionary to Brazil
December 3, 2006
Sr. Euphrasia of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Rose Eluvathingal, 1877-1952) of India
2007
April 14, 2007
Father Luigi Boccardo (1861-1936) of Italy
April 15, 2007
Maria Maddalena of the Passion (Constanza Starace, 1845-1921) of Italy
April 21, 2007
Father Francesco Spoto (1924-1964) of Italy
April 29, 2007
Sister Maria Rosa Pellesi (Bruna Pellesi, 1917-1972) of Italy
May 6, 2007
Sister Carmen del Niño Jesus González-Ramos Garcia-Prieto (1834-1899) of Spain
May 27, 2007
Bishop Carlo Liviero (1866-1932) of Italy
September 15, 2007
Father Basil Anthony Mary Moreau (1799-1873), of France
September 16, 2007
Father Stanislaus Papczy?ski (1631-1701), of Poland
Sister Marie-Céline de la Présentation (Jeanne Germaine Castang, (1878-97) of France
September 30, 2007
Sister Maria Luisa Merkert (1817-1872) of Poland/Germany
October 20, 2007
Albertina Berkenbrock, virgin and martyr (1919-1931) of Brazil
October 21, 2007
Father Emmanuel Gómez González, martyr (1877-1924) of Spain, missionary to Brazil
Adílio Daronch, martyr (1908-1924) of Brazil
October 26, 2007
FranzJägerstätter, martyr (1907-1943) of Austria
October 27, 2007
Sr. Celine Borzecka (Celina Chludzi?ska v. Borz?cka, 1833-1913) of Belarus (formerly of Poland)
October 28, 2007
*498 martyrs of the 1936-39 Spanish Civil War
(*marks a new record due to the large number of beatifications in one day)
November 17, 2007
Ceferino Namuncurá (1886-1905), Mapuche Indian of Argentina
November 18, 2007
Father Antonio Rosmini (1797-1855) of Italy.
