12 October 2019
Word of the Day: Canonisation
CANONISATION. Declaration by the Pope that a deceased person is raised
to the full honors of the altar, i.e., a saint after previously having been
beatified. Two miracles credited to the beatus (feminine: beata) are usually
required before canonization to attest the heroic virtue of the saint. Beatification
allows veneration of the blessed, canonisation requires it. The canonisation
is celebrated at St. Peter's and is usually followed by a solemn triduum in
another church in the city or elsewhere within a limited time. (Etym. Latin
canonizare, to canonize; from canon, catalogue of saints.)
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