Juan Nepomuceno Zegrí Moreno
Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II | |
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Feast | 17 March |
Attributes | Cassock |
Patronage | Mercedarian Sisters of Charity |
Juan Nepomuceno Zegrí Moreno (11 October 1831 - 17 March 1905) was a
Pope John Paul II presided over Moreno's beatification on 9 November 2003.[4][5]
Life
Juan Nepomuceno Zegrí Moreno was born in Spain on 11 October 1831 to Antonio de León Zegrí Abril Martín (b. November 1808) and Josefa Moreno Escudero.[1][5][6]
His siblings were:
- Francisca Josefa de León Zegrí Moreno
- Antonio Zegrí Moreno
- María Josefa Zegrí Moreno
- María de las Mercedes Zegrí Moreno
- Enriqueta Zegrí Moreno[6]
Juan felt a call to the
The order - titled the Mercedarian Sisters of Charity - was founded on 16 March 1878 and was aggregated to the Mercedarians on 9 June 1878.[3] The congregation later received the decree of praise on 25 September 1900 and full papal approval from Pope Leo XIII on 24 April 1901.[3][4][5]
Moreno was embroiled in a scandal in 1888 when the religious of his order accused him of misconduct and it resulted in a decree from the Holy See on 7 July 1888 demanding he leave and keep his distance from the congregation.[1][4] An extensive investigation followed in which Moreno kept silent and adhered to the orders of his superiors until a decree from the Holy See on 15 July 1894 vindicated him of all false allegations. Some sisters however were not inclined to accept this verdict which resulted in some in the order refusing to acknowledge Moreno as its founder.[2]
He died on 17 March 1905. He was re-recognized as the congregation's founder in 1925.[2] His order now operates in nations such as the Dominican Republic and South Korea and as of 2005 had 1234 religious in a total of 156 houses.[3]
Beatification
The beatification process opened in an informative process that spanned from 5 July 1958 until it was closed on 7 June 1962. The formal opening of the cause on 5 July 1958 under
Moreno was declared to be
The miracle required for beatification was investigated and later received C.C.S. validation in Rome on 12 February 1993 which allowed for a team of medical experts to approve the miracle in a meeting on 18 April 2002 and for theologians to follow suit on 18 October 2002. The C.C.S. voted in favor of the miracle on 7 January 2003 and the pope himself did so as well on 12 April 2003.
John Paul II beatified Moreno on 9 November 2003.
References
- ^ a b c d "Blessed Juan Nepomuceno Zegí y Moreno". Saints SQPN. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Founder rejected by his own foundation finds his name among the Blessed". The Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Bl. Juan Nepomuceno Zagri y Moreno". Catholic Online. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Juan Nepomuceno Zegrí y Moreno (1831-1905)". Holy See. 2003. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Blessed Juan Nepomucene Zegri y Moreno". Santi e Beati. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Juan Nepomuceno Zegrí Moreno, Beato (1831-1905)". Geni. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2016.