Emiliano Tardif (June 6, 1928 in the City of St-Zacharie,

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, Canada – June 8, 1999) was a

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who is in the process of being

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Life

Emiliano Tardif was born on June 6, 1928 in Quebec,

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. He became a member of the

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on September 8, 1949. Tardif was ordained a priest on June 24, 1955 and was sent to the

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soon after his ordination. There, he became one of the founders of the Missionary Seminary of San José de las Matas. From 1966 to 1973, he was the superior of his order. In 1973 he fell ill with tuberculosis, which meant he had to return to Canada for treatment and rest. During this time he was prayed over by some lay people from a charismatic prayer group, who happened to be visiting the hospital. Through this he became involved in the Catholic Charismatic Renewal (CCR) himself and discovered that he had been given a powerful gift of healing by

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. From 1997, he was succeeded by the Indian priest Rufus Pereira as a member of the International Catholic Charismatic Council for Renewal. Tardif was well known for his missionary work around the globe, and for what he said to be a healing power from God. He died on June 8, 1999, from heart complications on San Antonio de Arredondo, Córdoba Province,

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. Cardinal Nicolas de Jesús Lopez Rodríguez announced on June 11, 2007, that the

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had initiated the beatification process for Tardif.

References

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