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26
July 1962 |
Death of Fr George Preca. |
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16
May 1963 |
The SDC Superior General Eugenio Borg
requests Archbishop Michael Gonzi to consider the possibility of
opening the Cause of Beatification of Fr George Preca. |
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3
February 1964 |
Extraordinary healing of Charles Zammit
Endrich. |
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2
December 1964 |
Resolution made by the College of Priests
in Malta, Christus Rex, to ask Mgr Gonzi to open the Cause. |
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29
April 1966 |
Msgr Archbishop Michael Gonzi promises
to help. |
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1
July 1966 |
Publication of the first biography of
Fr George Preca in Maltese. |
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24
July 1967 |
Fr Joseph Delia, s.j. appointed Assistant
Postulator of the Cause. |
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29
September 1971 |
Official petition to the Holy See presented
by Archbishop Gonzi and the S.D.C. |
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21
February 1972 |
Favourable reply from the Holy See. |
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13
March 1975 |
Nihil obstat granted by the Holy See. |
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9
April 1975 |
Authorization announced in a general
meeting of the SDC Members by His Grace Mgr Joseph Mercieca. |
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24
June 1975 |
Decree of introduction for the Cause. |
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20
September 1975 |
Fr Mark Said, o.p. appointed Postulator. |
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25
February 1976 |
The first sitting of the tribunal presided
by His Grace Joseph Mercieca. |
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1976
-1983 |
263 sittings; 88 witnesses; 1578 pages
of the Acts. |
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8
April 1983 |
Conclusion of the Diocesan process. |
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13
February 1984 |
Tribunal requests list of Fr George
Preca's writings. |
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2
March 1984 |
A list of 135 writings of Fr George
Preca forwarded. |
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Judgment by the first Theologian Censor. |
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Judgment by the second Theologian Censor. |
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21
June 1988 |
Decree regarding the non-Cultus i.e.
to refrain from public veneration. |
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23
June 1988 |
Official closure of the Acts of the
Diocesan Process. |
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24
June 1988 |
The Acts are delivered to Rome by the
Vice Postulator Fr Paul Gatt, o.p. and Fr Joseph Fenech. |
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6
October 1988 |
Holy See officially releases a copy
of the Acts. |
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27
July 1990 |
Mgr Rolando Zera appointed as lawyer
of the Cause. |
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19
June 1992 |
Decree on the validity of the Process
super virtutibus. |
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14
April 1996 |
Mgr Charles J. Sicluna nominated Postulator. |
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21
May 1996 |
Nihil obstat of the Holy See regarding
the new Postulator. |
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14
February 1997 |
Dott. Andrea Ambrosi appointed lawyer
of the Cause. |
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22
January 1998 |
Positio super virtutibus presented to
the Holy See. |
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16
March 1999 |
Unanimous favourable judgment on the
heroic Virtues by the Congress of Theologians. |
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1
June 1999 |
Unanimous favourable judgment by the
Ordinary Congregation of Cardinals and Bishops. |
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10
June 1999 |
Unanimous favourable judgment of the
Medical Consultancy regarding the healing of Charles Zammit Endrich. |
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28
June 1999 |
Reading of the Decree on the heroic
virtues. Fr George Preca is declared |
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"Venerable". |
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22
October 1999 |
Favourable judgment of the Theologians
Commission regarding the miraculous healing through the intercession
of Fr George Preca. |
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11
January 2000 |
Healing with the intercession of the
Servant of God Fr. George Preca confirmed as miraculous by the Congregation
of Cardinals and Bishops. |
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27
January 2000 |
His Holiness the Pope signed the Decree
confirming the miracle performed on Zammit Endrich in 1964 through
the intercession of Venerable George Preca. |
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7
July 2000 |
Remains of Venerable George Preca exhumed
and found well preserved. |
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21
April 2001 |
Remains of Venerable George Preca transported
solemnly to the Chapel at Blata il-Bajda. |
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9
May 2001 |
His Holiness Pope John Paul II beatifies
Venerable George Preca at the Floriana Granaries, MALTA |
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17
July 2002 |
Archbishop Joseph Mecieca and the Metropolitan
Tribunal discuss possible second miraculous cure. |
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19
June 2004 |
The Diocesan process, which studied
the healing of a baby with the intercession of Blessed George Preca
was officially closed during a celebration held at St Johns Co-Cathedral
presided over by Archbishop Joseph Mecieca. |
