1925 until 1926 while that and the informative process received the validation of the Congregation of Rites on 19 July 1939. An antepreparatory congregation approved the cause on 8 May 1956 as did a preparatory one on 4 July 1967 which led to a general congregation likewise approving it on 14 July 1967; a session of the newly established Congregation for the Causes of Saints approved the cause on 8 May 1969. The late priest was named as Venerable on 4 May 1970 after Pope Paul VI approved that the Franciscan friar had led a model life of heroic virtue. The single miracle required for beatification was investigated from 1952 to 1953 and was validated on 20 October 2000 before receiving the approval of a medical board on 18 April 2002. Theologians also approved it on 12 November 2002 as did the C.C.S. on 10 December 2002 before Pope John Paul II granted final approval for it on 20 December 2002. This allowed for the pope to celebrate his beatification on 9 November 2003 in Saint Peter's Square. The current postulator for this cause is Fra Giovangiuseppe Califano. Publications Remaclus Moonen, O.F.M., "Het leven van p. Valentinus Paquay", 1912, 12th ed. Hasselt 1991. References External links Hagiography Circle Saints SQPN Santi e Beati 1828 births 1905 deaths 19th-century venerated Christians 19th-century Belgian Roman Catholic priests 20th-century venerated Christians 20th-century Belgian Roman Catholic priests Belgian beatified people Beatifications by Pope John Paul II Franciscans Franciscan beatified people People from Tongeren Venerated Catholics