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Mother Marie-Anne-Marcelle Mallet
Mother Marie-Anne-Marcelle Mallet

Pope advances sainthood cause of Sisters of Charity of Quebec founder

By  Francis X. Rocca, Catholic News Service
  • January 27, 2014

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis advanced the sainthood causes of eight candidates, including the founder of the Sisters of Charity of Quebec.

During a Jan. 27 meeting with Cardinal Angelo Amato, prefect of the Congregation for Saints' Causes, the pope signed a decree recognizing that Mother Marie-Anne-Marcelle Mallet lived the Christian virtues in a heroic way and is venerable.

Mother Mallet, who was born in Montreal in 1805 and died in Quebec in 1871, founded the Sisters of Charity with five other sisters in 1849. The institute, dedicated to the care of children, the sick and the elderly, operates today in Canada, the United States, Japan, Paraguay, Argentina and Congo.

The pope also recognized the heroic virtues of six other people. In each case, verification of a miracle attributed to the venerable person's intercession is needed for his or her beatification.

Also Jan. 27, the pope recognized the martyrdom of Father Pedro Asua Mendia, a Basque priest and architect killed in 1936 during the Spanish Civil War.

The recognition of Father Asua's martyrdom clears the way for his beatification.

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