List of people declared venerable by Pope John XXIII

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Pope John XXIII declared 11 individuals venerable, based on the recognition of their heroic virtues from 1958 to 1963.

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1959

December 18, 1959

  1. Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774–1821)
  2. Jeremiah of Wallachia (1556–1625)

1960

February 28, 1960

  1. François de Montmorency Laval (1623–1708)

May 28, 1960

  1. Meinrad Eugster (1848–1925)

1961

April 26, 1961

  1. Geltrude Comensoli (1847–1903)
  2. Leonardo Murialdo (1828–1900)

June 25, 1961

  1. Marie-Eugénie de Jésus (1817–1898)

1962

April 6, 1962

  1. Luigi Guanella (1842–1915)

July 7, 1962

  1. Antonia de Oviedo Schöntal (1822–1898)
  2. Luigi Maria Palazzolo (1827–1886)

1963

February 25, 1963

  1. Pauline-Marie Jaricot (1799–1862)

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