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126 of the following decades did not allow for its reopening, which was made possible only in 1952. On June 13, 1992, Saint John Paul II issued a decree on Fr. Papczynski’s heroic virtues. The decree states: “It is con- sidered to be a certain thing that the Servant of God Stanislaus of Jesus and Mary Papczynski practiced the theological virtues of faith, hope, and charity, the cardinal virtues of prudence, justice, temperance, and fortitude, and other virtues associated with these to a heroic degree.” By his Apostolic Letter of September 12, 2007, Pope Benedict XVI ap- proved the beatification of Fr. Stanislaus, which was solemnly per- formed at the Marian Shrine in Lichen (Poland) by the papal legate, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B., Secretary of State, acting on his be- half. On June 5, 2016, Blessed Fr. Stanislaus was canonized in Rome by Pope Francis.