page_title: Franz-Josef Rudigier
section_title: Beatification process
hierarchical_section_title: Franz-Josef Rudigier / Beatification process
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Österreich, Linz, Mariä-Empfängnis-Dom English: Austria, Linz, New Cathedral Русский: Австрия, Линц, Новый собор Français&#160;: Autriche, Linz, Mariä-Empfängnis-Dom &#160; This media shows the protected monument with the number 37595 in Austria. (Commons, de, Wikidata) Kenotaph des Bischofs Franz Joseph Rudigier
context_page_description: Franz Josef Rudigier was an Austrian Roman Catholic prelate and served as the Bishop of Linz from his appointment in 1853 until his death. Much of his local diocese grew due to his vigorous in promoting evangelic zeal and fundamental religious principles. His deep faith and will made him the intellectual figurehead of prelates in their struggle with liberalism.
  Rudigier was a zealous friend and promoter of religious expression and prompted schools and religious associations to that end and oversaw the construction of churches and religious order houses which increased during his episcopate; he also promoted and encouraged the Christian press. Ever memorable is the stand he took on behalf of the 1855 concordat that the liberals opposed and annulled without papal consultation in 1868 and in 1870.
  The beatification process for the bishop started under Pope Pius X on 6 December 1905 and he was titled as a Servant of God. The confirmation of his model life of heroic virtue on 3 April 2009 allowed for Pope Benedict XVI to name him as Venerable.
context_section_description: The beatification process commenced in the Linz diocese in an informative process that Bishop Franz Maria Doppelbauer inaugurated on 28 February 1895 and later concluded in a solemn Mass held on 15 December 1900. Twin rogatory processes were held both in the Diocese of Rome and the Diocese of Brescia from 13 May 1897 until 2 June 1898 while all of Rudigier's spiritual writings received the approval of theologians as being in line with Christian doctrine on 1 March 1902. The formal introduction to the cause came under Pope Pius X on 6 December 1905 and the late bishop became titled as a Servant of God.
  An apostolic process was held in Linz that Doppelbauer opened on 8 November 1906 while the same bishop later closed it on 3 July 1903; the Congregation for Rites validated this process in Rome on 8 July 1914. A second apostolic process opened in Linz on 15 December 1926 under Bishop Johannes Maria Gföllner and closed later in 1931; this also received C.O.R. validation on 14 January 1853 and an antepreparatory committee later approved the cause and its continuation on 24 November 1964. The Congregation for the Causes of Saints later validated all previous processes on 7 June 2002 and received the official Positio dossier from the postulation in 2002.
  Theologians voiced their assent to the cause on 30 May 2008 and the cardinal and bishop members of the C.C.S. also voiced their approval for the cause on 20 January 2009. The confirmation of Rudigier's model Christian life of heroic virtue allowed for Pope Benedict XVI to name Rudigier as Venerable on 3 April 2009.
  The miracle required for his beatification was investigated and then received validation from the C.C.S. on 7 June 2002. The medical board approved this miracle a decade later on 16 December 2010.
  The current postulator for this cause is Dr. Andrea Ambrosi.
caption: Tomb.
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