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Not every saint is expected to have an incorruptible corpse. Although believers see incorruptibility as supernatural, it is no longer counted as a miracle in the recognition of a saint. [5] Embalmed bodies are not recognized as incorruptibles.
Pages in category "Incorrupt saints" The following 99 pages are in this category, out of 99 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The Roman Martyrology, which is a non-exhaustive list of saints venerated by the Catholic Church, includes the following feast days [1] for saints who died before Pentecost, and therefore are considered saints of the Old Covenant. [2] Unlike modern saints, these Biblical figures did not go through any formal process of canonization. [3]
Not all Christian confessions accept every figure on this list as a martyr or Christian—see the linked articles for fuller discussion. In many types of Christianity, martyrdom is considered a direct path to sainthood and many names on this list are viewed as saints in one or more confessions.
Severus (or Secundius), Severian(us), Carpophorus, and Victorinus were martyred at Rome or Castra Albana, according to Christian tradition. [2]According to the Passion of Saint Sebastian, the four saints were soldiers (specifically cornicularii, or clerks, in charge of all the regiment's records and paperwork) who refused to sacrifice to Aesculapius, and therefore were killed by order of ...
This is an incomplete list of humans and angels whom the Catholic Church has canonized as saints.According to Catholic theology, all saints enjoy the beatific vision.Many of the saints listed here are to be found in the General Roman Calendar, while others may also be found in the Roman Martyrology; [1] still others are particular to local places and their recognition does not extend to the ...
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Bernadette Soubirous (/ ˌ b ɜːr n ə ˈ d ɛ t ˌ s uː b i ˈ r uː /; French: [bɛʁnadɛt subiʁu]; Occitan: Bernadeta Sobirós [beɾnaˈðetɔ suβiˈɾus]; 7 January 1844 – 16 April 1879), also known as Bernadette of Lourdes, was the firstborn daughter of a miller from Lourdes (Lorda in Occitan), in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées in France, and is best known for experiencing ...