The miracle for beatification was investigated and then validated on 12 July 1990; a medical board approved it not long after on 2 June 1992. Theologians also assented to the miracle on 9 October 1992 as did the C.C.S. on 1 December 1992; John Paul II approved this miracle on 21 December 1992 and beatified Gabriel on 16 May 1993.
