Chronology of the cause of Marcellin Champagnat
- 21/07/1888 – 22/12/1891
Ordinary Processus in the Diocese of Lyons - 31/01/1892 – 02/04/1894
Processus on the writings - 20/11/1894 – 11/05/1895
Processus on non-cultus - 12/12/1895
Approval of his writings - 3/07/1897
Decree of introduction of the Cause - 25/05/1896
Approval of the validation of the non cultus Processus - 7/04/1897 – 24/07/1899
Apostolic Processus on his sanctity - 1/12/1900
Approval of the above Processus - 7/04/1897 – 11/01/1902
Apostolic Processus on his virtues - 12/12/1903
Presention of the Positio super Virtutes - 3/05/1910
Antepreparatory Congregation - 12/03/1912
Preparatory Congregation - 22/06/1920
General Congregation - 11/07/1920
Publication of the Decree on the Heroicity of Marcellin’s Virtues by Pope Benedict XV - 10/1939
Cure of Mrs Georgina Grondin from a malignant tumor in Waterville, Maine, USA - 12/11/1941
Cure of John Ranaivo from cerebrospinal meningitis, in Antsirabe, Madagascar - 03/05/1955
Decree recognizing these two cures as miraculous - 29/05/1955
Pope Pius XII proclaims Marcellin Champagnat Blessed, in St Peter’s Basilica, Rome - 21/06/1957
The Sacred Congregation of Rites grants the Decree of Renewal of the Cause - 07/1976
Cure of Br Heriberto Weber Nellessen, in Montevideo, Uruguay - 26/06/1997
The medical experts on the consultative committee consider that the illness of Br Heriberto was “a serious pulmonary affection characterized by bilateral nodular dissemination leading to a marked insufficiency in breathing with serious consequences for his general health/” They also stated that the cure was “very rapid, complete and lasting, and inexplicable” - 20/02/1998
The theological Consultors in their own Committee recognized the preternatural state of the cure, which they attributed to the intercession of Marcellin Champagnat - 3/07/1998
The Ordinary Congregation of the Cardinals and Bishops decided unanimously that this was an authentic miracle - 9/01/1999
Pope John Paul II promulgated the Decree on the miracle - 18/04/1999
Pope John Paul II convoked the Ordinary Consistory in the Apostolic Palace for the vote on various Causes of Canonization: Marcellin Champagnat, Juan Calabria, and Agustina Livia Pietrantoni, and announced that the Canonization of these three would take place on 18th April 1999