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That order no longer exists. Pope Paul VI beatified him in 1975 after the recognition of a miracle that was attributed to his intercession. The cause still continues pending recognition of another miracle.
Charles Steeb was born on 18 December 1773 to Lutheran parents.
He travelled to France and studied in Paris as a teenager but fled during the French Revolution. Steeb was later ordained to the priesthood and ministered to the sick.
He studied canon law and civil law in Pavia, and later went on to teach languages. He died in 1856.
The cause of sainthood commenced on 6 July 1963 despite the fact that the cause conducted preliminary work from 1949 to 1952.
Pope Paul VI recognized his life of heroic virtue and named him to be Venerable on 19 November 1970, and later beatified him on 6 July 1975.