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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.
and the Pontifical High Mass of Canonization (Beatification) celebrated in the Vatican Basilica, during which the Pope officially proclaimed the martyr or the confessor to be Saint for the whole Catholic Church. [2] [5] The saint may have a church consecrated with his or her name, or be prayed to as an intercessor during a Votive Mass. [2]
In the Catholic Church, the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, previously named the Congregation for the Causes of Saints (Latin: Congregatio de Causis Sanctorum), is the dicastery of the Roman Curia that oversees the complex process that leads to the canonization of saints, passing through the steps of a declaration of "heroic virtues" and beatification.
St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City Ignazia Verzeri [1] 10 June 2001 St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayès [1] 10 June 2001 St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City Joseph Marello: 25 November 2001 St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City Paula Montal Fornés: 25 November 2001 St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City Maria Crescentia Höss
Beatification (from Latin beatus, "blessed" and facere, "to make") is a recognition accorded by the Catholic Church of a deceased person's entrance into Heaven and capacity to intercede on behalf of individuals who pray in their name.
Here may also be classed the abbreviated forms for the name of God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost; also for the names of the Blessed Virgin, the saints, etc.; likewise abbreviations used in the administration of the Sacraments, mortuary epitaphs, etc. (to which class belong the numerous Catacomb inscriptions); finally some miscellaneous ...
Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City: 2. Manuel Ruiz López & 10 Companions [26] 20 October 2024 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City: 3. Giuseppe Allamano [26] 4. Marie-Léonie Paradis [26] 5. Elena Guerra [26] 6. Thérèse of Saint Augustine & 15 Companions [27] 18 December 2024: Apostolic Palace, Vatican City
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 ...