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According to some writers the origin of beatification and canonization in the Catholic Church is to be traced back to the ancient pagan apotheosis. In his classic work on the subject (De Servorum Dei Beatificatione et Beatorum Canonizatione) Benedict XIVexamines and at the very outset refutes this view.
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Beatification - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Historical process of beatification and canonization - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The process of beatification and canonization has undergone various changes in the history of the Catholic Church. (For current practice, as well as a discussion of other churches, see the article o...
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Latin: beatus, blessed; ... The declaration by the pope as head of the Church that one of its members deserves for saintly life as confessor or heroic death as martyr, to be entitled Blessed, that is, regarded as dwelling in the happiness of heaven. ... The declaration is preceded by a double process, the first consisting of...
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Glossary of Religion and Philosophy - beatification ... The word beatification comes from the Latin beatus, which means "blessed" and facere, which means "to make or do" and refers to a formal papal declaration that some deceased person deserves to be called "blessed."
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Address of John Paul II to the pilgrims gathered for the beatification (October 20, 2003); [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish] ... Thanksgiving Mass for the Beatification of Mother Teresa of Calcutta: Homily of Card. José Saraiva Martins (October 20, 2003); [English, Italian]
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Beatification and favours received ... Regarding the Cause of Beatification ... Expecting that the process of Beatification of Pope Luciani can start in the Diocese of Belluno-Feltre, it is noted that:
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The word "beatification" probably came in use after the fourth century when it was introduced in the church at Carthage, but the idea is older. In earlier ages this honor was entirely local and passed from one diocese to another with the permission of their bishops.
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The act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; esp., in the Roman Catholic Church, the act or process of ascertaining and declaring that a deceased person is one of "the blessed," or has attained the second degree of sanctity, — usually a stage in the process of canonization ... Singular; beatification...
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