Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Sainthood in the Orthodox Church does not necessarily reflect a moral model, but communion with God: there are countless examples of people who lived in great sin and became saints by humility and repentance, such as Mary of Egypt, Moses the Ethiopian, and Dysmas, the repentant thief who was crucified. Therefore, a more complete Eastern ...
The journey of Sister Clare Crockett, a former “wild child” actress who left behind a life of partying to become a nun, continues to inspire people as she’s now being considered for sainthood.
Candidate for Sainthood Born Died Church Status Diocese Type of Cause 1656 Andrew White [1] c. 1579 London, England, United Kingdom 27 December 1656 London, England, United Kingdom Professed Priest, Jesuits: Baltimore: Heroic Virtues 1675 Jacques Marquette [2] 1 June 1637 Laon, Aisne, France 18 May 1675 near Ludington, Michigan: Professed ...
The Martyrology of Tallaght is an Irish martyrology from the late eighth century. It lists of hundreds of saints from Ireland and beyond. [1]In various religions, a saint is a revered person who has achieved an eminent status of holiness, known as sainthood.
There are a few steps required on the path to sainthood in the Catholic Church. 1) Wait The process to make someone a saint cannot normally start until at least five years after their death.
Six Black Americans are being considered for sainthood by the Catholic Church and any one of them will be the United States’ first Black saint. They are (clockwise from upper left) Julia Greeley ...
Icon of St. Cyprian of Carthage, who urged diligence in the process of canonization. Canonization is the declaration of a deceased person as an officially recognized saint, [1] specifically, the official act of a Christian communion declaring a person worthy of public veneration and entering their name in the canon catalogue of saints, [2] or authorized list of that communion's recognized saints.
Martin Scorsese has already said he's working on a film about Jesus, and now he's making a project about saints. Scorsese will host, narrate and produce an eight-part docudrama called “Martin ...