▁on ▁ 1 ▁February ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁and ▁had ▁been ▁task ed ▁in ▁compiling ▁available ▁evidence ▁and ▁documentation ▁that ▁could ▁establish ▁both ▁a ▁bi ographical ▁profile ▁and ▁reasons ▁that ▁would ▁att est ▁to ▁the ▁late ▁priest ' s ▁saint lin ess ; ▁the ▁process ▁closed ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁The olog ians ▁compiled ▁all ▁of ▁his ▁writ ings ▁and ▁were ▁assigned ▁to ▁as certain ▁whether ▁or ▁not ▁his ▁texts ▁were ▁in ▁line ▁with ▁the ▁mag ister ium ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Church ; ▁the ▁team ▁approved ▁them ▁all ▁in ▁a ▁dec ree ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁July ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁formal ▁introduction ▁of ▁the ▁cause ▁came ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁March ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁- ▁during ▁the ▁pont ificate ▁of ▁Pope ▁P ius ▁XII ▁- ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁honor ific ▁title ▁of ▁Serv ant ▁of ▁God ▁was ▁granted ▁to ▁Gu an ella ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁official ▁stage ▁in ▁the ▁process . ▁ ▁The ▁apost ol ic ▁process ▁that ▁opened ▁after ▁this ▁formal ▁introduction ▁was ▁held ▁also ▁in ▁Como ▁and ▁sp anned ▁from ▁ 2 7 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁and ▁concluded ▁its ▁business ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁Both ▁processes ▁were ▁taken ▁to ▁Rome ▁to ▁the ▁Cong reg ation ▁of ▁R ites ▁for ▁validation ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁late ▁priest ▁was ▁proc laimed ▁to ▁be ▁V ener able ▁on ▁