Blessed Michael Joseph Mcgivney
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
August 13
Born
August 12, 1852
Beatified
31 October 2020 by Pope Francis
Venerated
15 March 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of heroic virtues)
Biography
Blessed Michael Joseph McGivney, born on August 12, 1852, in Waterbury, Connecticut, was the son of Irish immigrants. He displayed a strong faith and a desire for knowledge from a young age. In pursuit of his calling, he studied at the Saint-Hyacinthe Seminary in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada, beginning in 1868. Recognizing his potential, he later completed his studies at Saint Mary's Seminary in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1873.
Cause for Canonization
Beatified
Beatified2020-10-31 by 31 October 2020 by Pope Francis; the beatification recognition was celebrated at the Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Hartford, Connecticut, Cardinal Joseph Tobin chief celebrant; the beatification miracle involved the in-utero healing of a baby who’s fluid retention was causing swelling that would have damaged his heart
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