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Diocese Bids to Make Manchester Student First Gen Z Saint
The diocese will gather testimonies and writings as it reviews whether Ballester lived a life of heroic virtue before sending the case to the Vatican.
- The Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford announced it has opened the "cause for the canonisation" of Pedro Ballester, a Manchester-born student who died of cancer at age 21 in 2018.
- Born in Manchester to Opus Dei members, Ballester was an academically gifted student studying chemical engineering at Imperial College London before his 2014 diagnosis with advanced pelvic cancer.
- Bishop John Arnold of Salford invited those who knew Ballester "to assist the process by submitting any information" about his life and virtues as authorities investigate whether he achieved a life of "heroic virtue."
- Cardinal Arthur Roche, who knew the family, said Ballester's selflessness will be "one of the most important testimonies" received, while the diocese stated his "reputation for holiness has grown significantly" since 2018.
- Ballester's case follows the recent canonization of British-born Italian teenager Carlo Acutis, the first millennial saint; his example resonates with young people "disillusioned by the world in which we're living," Cardinal Roche said.
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford has announced that it has officially opened the "canonization process" for 21-year-old Pedro Ballester from Manchester.
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