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Gerard of St Stephen the King was born in the village of Đurđin in Bač to his parents Jose Stantić and Đula (Julije) Jagić. He was admitted to the Carmelites in Graz on 9^th September 1896 and on 11 September 1897 made his religious vows. He studied theology and, after his studies, was ordained a priest in 1902.

He was the first Croatian, that is, the only one who could speak Croatian among the priests of the newly founded Carmelite monastery in Sombor (1904), which then belonged to the Carmelite Hungarian province.

In his work, Father Gerard Tomo Stantić was exemplary and zealous towards the members of all nations, both his Croatians, the Hungarians and Germans. As a priest, he proved exemplary in his work, in confession and in the care of the sick. He planned to bring the Carmelites to Croatia and Archbishop Alojzije Stepinac helped carry out his plan. Projects were interrupted by the Second World War, and the final realization of his project took place only after his death, in 1959, when the Carmelites arrived in Zagreb (Remete), where they founded a monastery in 1960, and later in Split and the island of Krk. 

He died on June 24, 1956. His remains rest in the church of the Carmelite monastery of Sombor.

The diocesan inquiry on his "life, virtue and reputation for holiness" closed on September 21, 2003. On the 30^th of November 2006 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).

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Francis of Jesus was born in Los Hinojosos (Cuenca - Spain) on October 4, 1529; around the age of 12, he was adopted by the knight Juan Molina and taken to Ubeda.

Around the age of fifteen years, he was in Baeza, a beloved disciple of St. John of Avila, who made him rector of the primary schools close to the university of the town, a duty he carried out in clerical dress for thirty years, making himself famous, above all, as a dotrinero or catechist, and then as a popular preacher, also a duty he carried out at the wish of St John.

In February 1575, he met Teresa of Jesus in Beas, who invited him to Carmel. He therefore made a vow in her hands to become a Discalced friar, which he could only accomplish a few years later, through the intervention of Fr. G. Gracián. In early March 1582, he wore the habit as a layman in Baeza, making his novitiate in Seville, where he was professed in March 1583. In 1584, with two other religious, he left for Congo-Angola, arriving in San Salvador in early December. There, in the same month, he was ordained a priest, celebrating his first Mass on February 2^nd, 1585. He then began a tireless missionary ministry throughout the region, managing to convert many thousands of people with fiery preaching, endorsed by holiness of life and miracles, and by an extraordinary fervour that attracted him to the Eucharist and made him a living prayer.

He returned with his missionary companions to Spain in 1587, to convince his superiors to strengthen the number of apostles and to support their work. He was detained there and assigned to the Madrid monastery, where he became a highly esteemed and sought-after preacher and confessor.

He also carried out an apostolate in Barcelona and - for around four years - in Andalusia, everywhere working hard and leaving behind a reputation for great holiness. Even at the age of 76, he was sent to give a mission in Ubeda. On his return from Andalusia, he had a very serious accident, falling from his mount, which very quickly brought him close to death. He was taken to nearby Los Hinojosos where, after great sufferings endured in joy of spirit and prayer, he died on June 10, 1601, venerated by all as a great saint, for his Eucharistic ardour, his spirit of prayer, charity and mercy towards every kind of suffering in soul and body, for his love of the Virgin Mary, as well as his severe yet joyful penitential asceticism and his miracles. 

On November 27, 1937, the decree approving his writings 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).

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Firmino of the Nativity was born in Amiens (France) on August 31, 1759.

He entered the Order of Discalced Carmelites and was ordained a priest. He supported a bitter struggle for the defence of the Church during the French Revolution. Expelled from the convent at the beginning of this (1790), he continued his intense apostolate in his hometown (1790-93). Forced to leave in 1793, he carried out a very active ministry in the surroundings parishes, devoid of any religious assistance. Someone despicably informed on him and he was arrested in 1794 and sent to his death on April 14 of the same year.

The diocesan process on his martyrdom took place in Amiens in the years 1928-29. The vote on his writings is dated November 27, 1937. The decree of validity was granted on October 11^th, 1991.