Historical Development of Matt Talbot's Cause

The interesting website at http://newsaints.faithweb.com/about_us.htm is the result of years of research and collaboration between the members of the Hagiography Circle with the Congregation of the Causes of Saints and the petitioners of beatification and canonization causes from the time of the French Revolution (1789) to today, including up-to-date news at http://newsaints.faithweb.com/index.htm.

Below is the listing for Venerable Matthew Talbot (http://newsaints.faithweb.com/year/1925.htm). The definition of each entry is available at http://newsaints.faithweb.com/databases.htm:

07 June in Dublin (Ireland)    

MATTHEW (MATT) TALBOT                                                                                       
 layperson of the archdiocese of Dublin;                               

  member, Secular Franciscans                                                 
born: 02 May 1856 in Dublin (Ireland) The                     

                

diocese of competent bishop: Dublin                                   

CCS protocol number: 101                                                    

type of cause: heroic virtues                                                    

       

opening of informative process: 06 November 1931           

closing of informative process: 1934

decree on writings: 27 November 1937

 introduction of cause: 28 February 1947

 decree “non-cultu”: 04 April 1948

 opening of apostolic process: 1948

 closing of apostolic process: 1953

 decree on validity of informative and apostolic processes: 19 February
   1963

 commission of CCS officials and consultants: 25 March 1975

 session of cardinal and bishop members of the CCS: 13 May 1975

 promulgation of decree on heroic virtues: 03 October 1975

       

 postulator: Mons. Liam Bergin

 petitioner: Archdiocese of Dublin, Drumcondra, Dublin 9 IRELAND

 website: www.matttalbot.ie