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  2. Canonization - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Equivalent canonization - Wikipedia

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    The hermit Romuald, founder of the Camaldolese order, was one of the first saints to receive an equivalent canonization (in 1595).. Through an equivalent canonization or equipollent canonization (Latin: equipollens canonizatio) a pope can choose to relinquish the judicial processes, formal attribution of miracles, and scientific examinations that are typically involved in the canonization of a ...

  4. Beatification and canonization process prior to 1983 - Wikipedia

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    The canonization of confessors or martyrs might be taken up as soon as two miracles were reported to have been worked at their intercession, after the pontifical permission of public veneration as described above. At this stage it was only required that the two miracles worked after the permission awarding a public cultus be discussed in three ...

  5. Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. List of saints canonized in the 21st century - Wikipedia

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    Date of Canonization Place of Canonization Antonio Primaldo & 812 Companions [4] 12 May 2013 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City Laura Montoya Upegui [4] 12 May 2013 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City Maria Guadalupe Garcia Zavala [5] 12 May 2013 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City Angela of Foligno [6] 9 October 2013 Apostolic Palace, Vatican City

  7. List of canonised popes - Wikipedia

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    This article lists the popes who have been canonised.A total of 83 out of 265 deceased popes have been recognised universally as canonised saints, including all of the first 35 popes (31 of whom were martyrs) and 52 of the first 54.

  8. List of Catholic saints - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  9. List of people declared Servants of God under Pope Francis

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    This article is a list of people proposed by each diocese of the Catholic Church for beatification and canonization, whose causes have been officially opened during the papacy of Pope Francis and are newly given the title as Servants of God.