Vatican City, Dec 21, 2003 / 22:00 pm
Last Saturday, Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins, President of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, announced in the presence of Pope John Paul, the decrees recognizing the miracles of four future saints and seven blessed, among them the “martyr of life,” Gianna Bereta Molla, and Austrian Emperor Charles I, after whom Pope John Paul was christened “Karol” (Charles.)
The decrees confirm the miracles that will bring to sainthood four blessed:
- Blessed Jose Manyanet y Vives, Spanish, priest and founder of the Congregation of the Sons and Daughters of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph (1833-1901). Fr. Manyanet inspired famous architect Antonio Gaudí to build the colossal, still unconcluded, temple of the Holy Family, one of the wonders of modern architecture.
- Blessed Nimatullah Al-Hardini, Lebanese, ne Yusuf Kassab, priest of the Lebanese Maronite Order (1808-1858.) Fr. Al-Hardini was the professor of the most famous Maronite saint, St. Charbel Maklouf.