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assessment. Medical experts confirmed the healing to have no scientific explanation on 9 January 1992 with theologians confirming the healing was a result of
Spinelli's intercession; the C.C.S. confirmed the findings of both boards on 7 April 1992. John Paul II later confirmed the investigated healing to be a miracle attributed to him on 2 June 1992. The pontiff beatified Spinelli on 21 June 1992 at a shrine in
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Spinelli's beatification depended upon a healing to receive papal confirmation which needed to be deemed miraculous in nature. One such case was investigated in the diocese it originated in before the contents of that investigation were sent to the
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that was subjected to a diocesan investigation from 10 to 16 August 2014 and was sent to the
Congregation for the Causes of Saints for further assessment. Medical experts confirmed this healing on 21 September 2017 as did theologians later on 30 November 2017. The C.C.S. later confirmed this miracle
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Spinelli at whose tomb I was glad to pray". Roncalli referred to Spinelli as Venerable despite the fact that the formal recognition had not been conferred upon the late priest at that stage.
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to start their own investigation into the cause and the contents of the dossier. Theologians approved the cause on 14 April 1989 as did the C.C.S. members on 9 January 1990.
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