Blessed Veronica Antal
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
August 24
Born
December 7, 1935
Died
August 1, 42
Beatified
22 September 2018 by Pope Francis
Biography
Blessed Veronica Antal, also known as Veronica of Nisiporesti, was born on 7 December 1935 in Nisiporesti, Botesti, Neamt, Romania. She was the eldest of four children in her family and was raised in a home deeply rooted in the Christian faith. Veronica received her early religious education from her pious grandmother, who instilled in her a love for Christianity and a fervent devotion to God.
Cause for Canonization
Beatified
Beatified2018-09-22 by 22 September 2018 by Pope Francis; beatification celebrated at the Church of Adormirea Maicii Domnului, Nisiporesti, Romania, presided by Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu; Franciscan Father Anton Demeter had hidden materials about her life and death, and was only able to start the beatification process after the end of Communist rule in 1989; first Romanian woman to be beatified; first Romanian lay person formally honoured as a martyr from the period of Communist rule
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