Rupert Mayer's Legacy and Honours
Since his death in 1945, Fr. Rupert Mayer's followers called for his beatification. In 1950, Cardinal Michael von Faulhaber opened the information process in the diocese of Munich regarding the call to sanctity and virtues. In 1951, Jesuit provincial Otto Faller completed and formally forwarded the beatification information to Rome.
In 1956, Pope Pius XII, who had personally known Fr. Rupert Mayer during his time as nuncio in Munich, awarded him the title Servant of God. Under Pope John XXIII, the beatification process was initiated, the results of which were formally accepted by Pope Paul VI in 1971. Under Pope John Paul II, the decree of 'heroic virtue' was issued in 1983. Fr. Rupert Mayer was beatified by Pope John Paul II on 3 November 1987 in Munich.
Fr. Mayer's grave was visited by Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI, whose parents had venerated him. Many faithful hope for his canonization, which requires a miracle to be accepted by Vatican authorities. In the meantime, people from all walks of life, visit the church in the centre of Munich every day, packed with their shopping bags, children, dogs and, their problems, asking for his intercession, or for a small moment of rest at his side.
In Bavaria, numerous streets are named after Rupert Mayer. In 1954, the Cartell Rupert Mayer (CRM) was founded. It was a further development of the first Christliche Loge (CL) founded in Munich in 1946. The mediaeval Dombauhütten Logen may be considered its forerunner. Furthermore, in Pullach, Bavaria, a public school, a Realschule and a Gymnasium bear his name. Also a school located in Cebu City; Sacred Heart School – Ateneo de Cebu, has a section named after him. Another Jesuit school in the Philippines; Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan, also has a high schoolsection that bears his name. Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora, Colorado dedicated the chapel to him.
In 2006 Fordham University dedicated a chapel in his name at their Lincoln Center campus in Manhattan, New York.
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