approved it in a decree on 17 June 1906. Petrilli died on 18 April 1923 at 5:20pm in Siena due to cancer. Her order now operates in Latin America in both Brazil and Argentina while it spread and operates in the United States of America and India. As of 2005 there were 589 religious in a total of 87 houses. Beatification The beatification process for Petrilli commenced with a diocesan process in Siena that was tasked with compiling evidence of her deeds during her life as well as compiling a comprehensive account of her life. The process also took possession of her writings so that theologians could ascertain if the writings adhered to the magisterium of the Roman Catholic Church - the writings were approved in a decree of 21 December 1968. These processes commenced despite the fact that the Congregation for the Causes of Saints did not grant their formal and full approval to the cause's initiation until 15 October 1981 in a move that also granted Petrilli the posthumous title of Servant of God - the first stage in the process. The second diocesan process opened not long after this while both were granted a decree of ratification following the closure of that process. The ratification asserted that the process completed all the work assigned to it. The Positio - a large dossier on her deeds as well as a biographical account - was compiled and submitted to officials at the C.C.S. in Rome for their own evaluation in 1985. It led to Pope John Paul II proclaiming Petrilli to be Venerable on 16 November 1985. The single miracle needed for Petrilli's beatification was investigated in the diocese of its origin and was ratified in 1986 before being sent to Rome for extensive evaluation. John Paul II approved the healing to be a credible miracle in 1987 and beatified her on 24 April 1988. See also School Sacred Heart of Jesus References External links Hagiography Circle 1851 births 1923 deaths 19th-century venerated Christians 19th-century Italian people 20th-century venerated Christians 20th-century Italian people Beatifications by Pope John Paul II Deaths from cancer in Tuscany Founders of Catholic religious communities Italian beatified people People from Siena Venerated Catholics by Pope John Paul II