The order of canonization and beatification in the Catholic Church. Reference

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Opened: 08/16/2006

Author Konstantin Ioann

In our age, I want to look back and see if there was holiness in world history? The stories of Russian ascetics of the faith are well known to us, but what did our state teach about Catholicism? Inquisition, indulgences, Jesuits, Battle of the Ice. This newsletter contains translations about the lives of saints from the Catholic Encyclopedia, Western researchers of Church history - no need to go to the archives and translate. How monasteries appeared in Europe, who called for the Crusades, what served as the beginning of the Renaissance, the history of the martyrs of England, Japan, China, Africa, North America, Arab martyrs, Joan of Arc, Thomas More and many others. There are also translations by Western authors about Orthodox saints; the HTML version contains images.

Today we must find a common path that would lead us to unity in faith and truth. For if the Church founded by Christ is divided, its witness is weakened in the eyes of the world. The Savior prayed for His Church: “I pray not only for them, but also for those who believe in Me through their word, that they may all be one, just as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You, so that they also may be one in Us.” “Let the world believe that You have sent me.” (John 17: 20 - 21). And at the same time, we are called to remember the words of many teachers and saints, such as St. John Chrysostom, who said: “We are all brothers, and we have one Teacher, but even among brothers it is necessary that one gives orders, and the rest obey” (Conversation on the Acts of the Apostles, III). We are obliged to talk about examples of the exploits of saints known to the history and liturgy of the Church, and to remember the generations of Christians who preceded us with faith and hope and have already fallen asleep in God.

The saints are here, now, next to us, they speak in a language we understand: “The kingdom of God has come near to you” (Luke 10:9).

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The process of canonization in Catholicism

A clear procedure in the Roman Church had developed by the 16th century. Today, all decisions regarding granting sainthood to a person are made by the Pope and the cardinals.

The Roman Church distinguishes the countenance of the blessed separately from the face of saints. In order to become a saint, you must first become blessed. The process of being beatified is called beatification. In the 17th century, the Catholic Church established the necessary set of criteria, in the presence of which beatification can begin.

An important role is played by the candidate’s righteousness and clear Catholic position. But the main thing is the fact of a miracle that occurred after prayers to this person. The local diocese begins the process by sending a petition to the Vatican. The throne studies the circumstances of the candidate’s life and verifies the authenticity of the miracle. Then a kind of trial is held, in which there are supporters and opponents of beatification - it was the latter, sometimes forced to speak against the holy man, who were first called “the devil’s advocates.” If the Pope and the cardinals, the judges at this trial, recognize the candidate's beatitude, he will be beatified.

The process of canonization of a blessed one is similar to biatrification, but there are more stringent requirements. A saint must exhibit three georic virtues - faith, hope and love, and four basic ones - prudence, justice, courage and moderation. Moreover, he must demonstrate them not just once, but throughout his life. Also, for canonization you need not one, but at least four proven miracles.

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• 1 Christianity 1.1 Calendar tradition
• 1.2 Veneration and invocation of saints
• 1.3 Origins of the veneration of saints
• 1.4 Ancient polytheism and veneration of saints
• 1.5 Saints in Orthodoxy
• 1.6 Saints in Catholicism
• 1.7 Denial of veneration of saints