Mother Émilie Gamelin's Beatification Chronology of Events
LEADING TO THE CAUSE
| 1851 - September 23 | Mother Émilie Gamelin dies in Montreal, Quebec |
| 1960 | Sister Thérèse Frigon, SP, begins historical research and compilation of official documentation on Mother Gamelin's life and legacy |
| 1961 - June 19 | Émilie Gamelin Center established in Montreal to support historical research and to foster prayer to Mother Gamelin |
TOWARD VENERABILITY
| 1977 - October 8 | Official opening of the Cause of Mother Gamelin by the Postulator, the Reverend Angelo Mitri, OMI |
| 1981 - May 31 | Official Introduction of the Cause of Beatification, Notre Dame Church, Montreal |
| 1981 - 1982 | Three-person Historical Commission reviews and prepares 4,165 pages of biographical and historical documentation for presentation to Rome |
| 1983 - March 1-23 | Diocesan Process for the Cause reviews and approves the historic documentation and testimony of contemporary witnesses |
| 1984 - July 13 | Following review of the documentation, the Congregation for the Causes of Saints issues a Decree of Validity of the Diocesan Process |
| 1985 - 1989 | Preparation of the Positio, a 500-page synthesis of the biographical documentation and findings regarding Mother Gamelin's virtues and her reputation for holiness |
| 1989 - September 23 | Positio presented to the Congregation for the Causes of Saints |
| 1990 - May 29 | Six historians unanimously approve the historical accuracy of the Positio |
| 1993 - April 27 | Nine theologians unanimously proclaim the Heroic Virtues of Mother Gamelin and recommend that she be declared Venerable |
| 1993 - October 19 | Cardinals unanimously approve the recommendation of the historians and theologians |
| 1993 - December 23 | Pope John Paul II approves the Decree of Venerability, declaring Mother Gamelin as a woman of heroic virtues and a model for persons of all walks of life |
TOWARD BEATIFICATION
| 1997 - October 6-17 | Diocesan tribunal reviews the medical case of Yannick Fréchette, cured of leukemia in 1983, as a presumed miracle due to the intercession of Mother Gamelin, and forwards the medical and spiritual testimonies to Rome |
| 1999 - December 16 | Doctors in Rome issue a unanimous judgment that the cure of Yannick Fréchette is inexplicable by medical science |
| 2000 - May 23 | Panel of theologians issues a unanimous judgment that the cure of Yannick Fréchette was accomplished by God through the intercession of Mother Gamelin |
| 2000 - November 21 | Assembly of Cardinals and Bishops recognize the authenticity of the miracle |
| 2000 - December 18 | Pope John Paul II approves the Decree of Authenticity of the Miracle performed by God through the intercession of Mother Gamelin, and authorizes her Beatification |
| 2001 - March 27 | Opening of Mother Gamelin's tomb and recognition of her remains, Sisters of Providence Chapel, Montreal |
| 2001 - October 7 | Émilie Gamelin is beatified by His Holiness Pope John Paul II, at the Vatican in Rome |