1) Canonisation 2) Sanctification
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1) Canonisation
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A declaration by the Pope that a person who died a martyr or practiced Christian virtue to a heroic degree is in heaven and is worthy of honor and imitation by the faithful. Verification of miracles is required for canonization (except for martyrs).
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Canonization (in American English) or canonisation (in British English and Oxford spelling) is the act by which the Catholic Church or Eastern Orthodox Church declares a deceased person to be a saint, upon which declaration the person is included in the canon, or list, of recognized saints. Originally, individuals were recognized as saints without...
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• (n.) The state of being canonized or sainted. • (n.) The final process or decree (following beatifacation) by which the name of a deceased person is placed in the catalogue (canon) of saints and commended to perpetual veneration and invocation.
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official act mainly of the Roman Catholic Church declaring one of its deceased members worthy of public cult and entering his or her name in the ... [6 related articles]
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In the Catholic Church, the admission of one of its members to the Calendar of
Saints. The evidence of the candidate's exceptional piety is contested before the Congregation for the Causes of Saints...
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Can`on·i·za'tion noun [ French canonisation .] 1. (R. C. Ch.) The final process or decree (following beatifacation) by which the name of a deceased person is placed in the catalogue (canon) of saints and commended to perpetual veneration and invocation. « Canonization
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Canonization is a ceremony in the Roman Church, by which deceased persons are declared saints. The pope institutes a formal investigation of the miraculous and other qualifications of the deceased person recommended for canonization; and an advocate of the devil, as he is called, is appointed to oppose the canonization and submit evidence. If the e...
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n] - (Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church) the act of admitting a deceased person into the canon of saints
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canonisation noun (Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church) the act of admitting a deceased person into the canon of saints
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In the Catholic Church, the admission of one of its member s to the Calendar of Saints. The evidence of the candidate's exceptional piety is contested before the Congregation for the Causes of Saints by the Promotor Fidei, popularly known as the Devil's advocate. Papal ratification of a favourable verdict results in beatification, and full s...
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