She became a saint because she was one of the first to know about Mother Mary becoming the Lord's mother. She was also a very well known holy person, and was recognized for that. Plus think of all she went through being the mother St. John the Baptist. He was beheaded and she was the mother of him. Many people probably made her feel bad. Most people would give up and change their ways, but she didn't. She stuck to her beliefs. She was very devoted. I think, mind you, that she was spectacular person and saint.
Saint Elizabeth, the mother of Saint John the Baptist, was canonized as a saint in 1235 by Pope Gregory IX. She is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church and her feast day is celebrated on November 5th.
Very little information about her survives. Elizabeth Rose was a Benedictine nun at Chelles, France. She founded the convent of Sainte-Marie-du-Rozoy, near Courtenay, Loiret, France, and served as its first abbess. Eventually she retired to live as an anchoress in a hollow oak tree.
St. Elizabeth was declared a saint before the official canonization process was instituted in the 12th century. She would have been declared a saint to the bishop by those who knew her best and were familiar with his life and merits. The local bishop would them make the decision. Today only the pope can declare saints after years of study by the Sacred Congregation for the Causes of Saints in the Vatican. The church does not create saints. Only God can do that. The Church "screens" candidates for sainthood to determine if they had a life worthy of emmulation. In other words, do they make good role models. Also, the Church has to be assured that the person is actually in Heaven. That is the reason that today a number of miracles must be verified before a person can be declared a saint.
The early church made her one. They also made her hisband, Zacharias, one. This was before the RC church decioded that there were conditions to sainthood (like two miracles) - they were made saints simply because their offspring was John the Baptist and Elizabeth was sister to Mary.
Most probably Hebron. A city in the hill country of Judah.
There are a number of saints named Elizabeth. Please be specific.
There is no reliable record indicating the name of St. Elizabeth's mother.
Mary was not canonized. She was created a saint by God since she was destined to become the mother of His son.
St. Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist, would have been proclaimed a saint by popular acclaim. At the time she died there was no official procedure in place for canonization. The Catholic Church did not begin that until the 12th century.
Saint Rose of Lima was the first saint from the Americas to be canonized,The first person born in the Americas to be canonized as a saint was St. Rose of Lima. The first person born in the United States to be canonized as a saint was St. Elizabeth Ann Seton.
She was canonized on September 14, 1975, by Pope Paul VI.
Saint Elisabeth of Hungary was canonized by Pope Gregory IX in the 1235.
Are you referring to Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist and cousin of Mary? If so, she was never officially canonized as a saint. She would have been proclaimed a saint by popular acclaim early in the history of the Church. There was no official canonization process in place at the time.
Mary was not canonized. She was created by God as a saint since she was to be the mother of His son.
She was not canonized nor was there a reason to do so as she was created to be a saint from the time of her conception in her mother's womb.
Elizabeth was canonized on May 27, 1235, by Pope Gregory IX at Perugia, Italy.
Mother Teresa has not yet been canonized as a saint and has only been beatified.
No, she has been beatified but not canonized.
Elizabeth of the Trinity has not yet been canonized (as of 2015). Pope John Paul II beatified her in November of 1984. She is deemed "blessed."