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1. The canonical norms concerning the procedure to be followed in the Causes of Saints are stated in the Apostolic Constitution Divinus Perfectionis Magister promulgated by John Paul II on 25 January 1983 (AAS LXXV, 1983, 349-355).

2. To initiate a Cause it is necessary that at least five years pass after the death of the candidate. This is to allow for greater balance and objectivity in the evaluation of the case and to allow the emotions of the moment to decant. There must be a clear conviction among people about his/her sanctity (fama sanctitas) and about the efficacy of his/her intercession with the Lord (fama signorum).

Aloysius Benziger was born in Einsiedeln, Switzerland, on 31^st of January 1864 as the fourth child and second son of Johannes Adelrich Benziger and Anna Maria Koch von Boswayal.

The Benziger family belonged to the nobility and were the publishers for the Holy See. In addition, the family was deeply faithful to the Catholic faith.

The boy received a diverse, liberal education. After the sudden death of his older brother, his father thought of making Aloysius his successor in the publishing trade. But the young man had no ambition in this matter. He wanted to become a priest. His father organized a course in Paris for the study of French; he was sent to England to study English. He studied philosophy and theology at the University of Eichstatt, Germany.

He joined the Carmelite novitiate in Bruges on May 26, 1884 taking the name of Aloysius of St. Mary. He made his temporary vows on May 28, 1885. His stay in the novitiate gave him the opportunity to be in contact with Fr. Alphonsus of Our Lady of Sorrows, who was once a missionary in India. He made his solemn profession on May 28, 1888. He was ordained a priest on 22^nd of December 1888 by the auxiliary bishop of Ghent, Archbishop H. Lambrechts.

After his ordination, he wrote repeatedly to the Father General of the Discalced Carmelite Order expressing his desire to go on a mission. Seeing the firm will of Fr. Aloysius, the Father General granted him permission and the Congregation of Propaganda issued the missionary patent for him. He left the monastery of Ghent on 28 August 1890 and reached India on the 9^th of October 1890.

The first task that Fr Aloysius received on his arrival in India was that of professor of English, Latin, dogmatic theology and sacred scripture in the seminary of Puthenpally. He also served as spiritual director of the seminarians. Archbishop Władysław Zaleski, Apostolic Delegate for the East Indies, paid a visit to the seminary in 1892. He was impressed by the prayerful attitude and exemplary life of Father Aloysius. With permission from the superiors, he appointed him his private secretary.

While still private secretary of the Apostolic Delegate, he was elected as coadjutor of the bishop of Quilon. Aloysius received episcopal ordination in Kandy on November 18, 1900. His motto was: per crucem (through the cross). Immediately after his consecration he was appointed Vicar General of the Diocese of Quilon. The Bishop of Quilon died in Ghent on August 14, 1905. Bishop Aloysius, who was coadjutor, took office in the diocese of Quilon on September 14, 1905. He ruled the diocese for 31 years, five years as Coadjutor and 26 years as Bishop.

He was a missionary pastor, a mendicant bishop who went in search of financial aid for his missionary work. He was a diligent promoter of meetings. He played a significant role in the return of Archbishop Mar Ivanios and his companion to the Catholic Church and the formation of the Syro-Malabar rite. Tired and ill, he resigned from his office on August 10, 1931 and retired to the monastery of Carmel Hill, Trivandrum. In 1931, he was appointed Titular Archbishop of Antinoe.

At Carmel Hill he lived a life of solitude and prayer. He went out only to hear the confessions of some religious communities. Long journeys were very few: in the absence of the bishop of Quilon, he had to go to his old see to bless the holy oils; in 1937, he went again to consecrate his successor. His last trip abroad was in 1938 to Europe, to accompany and introduce Archbishop V. Dereira, his successor, to members of his family and some other benefactors.

On March 25, 1942, while celebrating Holy Mass in the chapel of the novitiate, he fell while at the altar. His last days were days of intense suffering. On August 16, he received the last sacraments from Archbishop Vincent Dereira, his successor at Trivandrum.

On August 17, he returned to the Father's house.

On August 17, 2017, the Diocesan Inquiry into his "life, virtue and reputation for holiness" began.

Ulisse Amendolagine was born in Salerno (Italy) on 14 May 1893 to Leonardo, an official of the Ministry of the Interior, and Nunzia Minutillo. He was baptized exactly one month later with the names of Ulysses-Hector-Francis-Orestes.

The family of a state official, especially then, had no fixed abode, especially as an employee of the Public Security: so they moved from Salerno to Massa Carrara (1894), then to Catania and Barletta (1896), then to Alessandria (1899), Turin (1900), Naples (1901), Potenza (from 1903 until 1913), with a parenthesis of 9 months in Como (1906) and,  finally, in Rome.

In Potenza, Ulysses received the sacrament of confirmation. In Rome he completed his studies with excellent success (all, like Lelia, in state schools), he decided to enroll in the Faculty of Law at the "Sapienza" University, graduating in 1917. Three years after graduation he began his service – also like his father at the Ministry of the Interior – in Massa Carrara. He moved permanently to Rome on October 20, 1922. He was to be a part of the Saint Teresa Parish of Discalced Carmelites for forty-five years.

On February 3, he joined the First Primary Congregation at the Church of St. Ignatius. A sign of solid spiritual maturity. A few months later, in the autumn, he became engaged to his wife, Lelia-Irma-Giulia-Maria Cossidente. The two were married in the church of Saint Teresa in Corso d'Italia on September 29, 1930: a ritual without pomp, but with the decorum that suited the social rank of the two young people.

Ulysses died on July 11, 1969, joining his bride, who had died in August 1951.

The Diocesan Inquiry into his «life, virtue and reputation for holiness" was opened on 18 June 2004 and closed on 24 May 2011 at the diocese of Rome.

 Video sui coniugi Amendolagine

1. The canonical norms concerning the procedure to be followed in the Causes of Saints are stated in the Apostolic Constitution Divinus Perfectionis Magister promulgated by John Paul II on 25 January 1983 (AAS LXXV, 1983, 349-355).

2. To initiate a Cause it is necessary that at least five years pass after the death of the candidate. This is to allow for greater balance and objectivity in the evaluation of the case and to allow the emotions of the moment to decant. There must be a clear conviction among people about his/her sanctity (fama sanctitas) and about the efficacy of his/her intercession with the Lord (fama signorum).

 Video sui coniugi Amendolagine

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Marianna Marchocka was born on 25 June 1603 in Stroze (Poland), the second of three children of Paul and Elizabeth Marchockiego of Modrzejewskich.

Despite the opposition of her parents, under the influence of meetings with Peter Kordońskim and reading the biography of Teresa of Avila, on April 26, 1620, Marianna Marchocka entered the Carmelite monastery of St. Martin in Kraków. She took the name Teresa of Jesus in honour of St. Teresa of Avila.

In 1637 she was appointed prioress. She was mistress of novices from 1630 to 1639.

In 1642 she moved to Lviv, to found a new monastery of the Order. She was the first prioress and mistress of the Lviv monastery.

In 1648, because of the Khmelnytsky Uprising, the Carmelite nuns had to flee to Kraków and later moved to Warsaw. In Warsaw she was also appointed prioress. In 1650 Teresa's health began to deteriorate, leaving her suffering from partial paralysis. In January 1652, after years as prioress, she gave up this office.

She died on 19^th of April 1652.

The diocesan process into her «life, virtue and reputation for holiness» ended on April 24, 2015 in the Archdiocese of Krakow. On 18^th of November 2016, the decree of validity was granted.

1. The canonical norms concerning the procedure to be followed in the Causes of Saints are stated in the Apostolic Constitution Divinus Perfectionis Magister promulgated by John Paul II on 25 January 1983 (AAS LXXV, 1983, 349-355).

2. To initiate a Cause it is necessary that at least five years pass after the death of the candidate. This is to allow for greater balance and objectivity in the evaluation of the case and to allow the emotions of the moment to decant. There must be a clear conviction among people about his/her sanctity (fama sanctitas) and about the efficacy of his/her intercession with the Lord (fama signorum).