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Blessed Paul Josef Nardini
Blessed Paul Josef Nardini

Blessed Paul Josef Nardini

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

27-Jan

Born

25 July 1821 in Germersheim, Rhineland Palatinate (modern Germany)

Died

27 January 1862 in Pirmasens, Rhineland Palatinate (modern Germany) of natural causes

Beatified

22 October 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI; recognition celebrated at the cathedral at Speyer, Germany

Venerated

19 December 2005 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of heroic virtues)

Biography

Blessed Paul Josef Nardini, known widely as Blessed Nardini, was a Catholic priest in the diocese of Speyer, Germany, and the founder of the Congregation of Franciscan Sisters of the Holy Family. He was born on July 25, 1821, in Germersheim, Rhineland Palatinate, which is part of modern Germany.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified2006-10-22 by 22 October 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI; recognition celebrated at the cathedral at Speyer, Germany

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