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Witnesses of faith from Belgium
Catholics from Belgium remembered for their faith. No cause for canonization has been opened for them, so they are not candidates for sainthood.
Each profile gives a short account of the person's life, the exact stage of their cause in the Catholic Church and a prayer for private devotion. We keep two groups clearly apart: people with an open cause for beatification and canonization, and witnesses of faith for whom no cause has been opened.
To understand what each title means (Servant of God, Venerable, Blessed), read our guide to how canonization works, or browse all the heroes by stage of the cause.
Witnesses of faith · no open cause
No cause for beatification has been opened for the people below. They are not candidates for canonization; they are remembered here for the witness of their lives.
Elisabeth 'Mamie' Van Keerbergen
Belgian laywoman and Servant of Suffering, spiritual mother to Fr Rafael Alonso and the priests of the Home of the Mother, who offered her long illness for the sanctification of clergy.
Gilberte Degeimbre
Youngest of the five Beauraing visionaries and the last surviving witness; she died in 2015 at age 91 after a lifetime of quiet testimony at the sanctuary.
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