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Venerable is an official epithet in several Christian churches.
In the Catholic Church's Latin rite, venerable is the title of a person who has been posthumously declared "heroic in virtue" during the investigation and process leading to canonization as a saint. Before one is considered venerable, he or she must be declared as such by a proclamation approved by the pope of having lived lives that were "heroic in virtue" -- the virtues being the Theological Virtues of faith, hope and charity and the Cardinal Virtues of prudence, justice, fortitude and temperance. The next step is beatification, at which point the person is referred to as Blessed, and then finally canonization, at which point the person is referred to as Saint.
The 7th century English monk St Bede was given the title venerable soon after his death; he was the first person to be recorded as Venerable.
In the Eastern Orthodox Church, venerable (Greek: "Όσιος" for men and "Οσία" for women) is a title attributed to saints who had lived a monastic or eremitic life, and it is considered equal or sometimes superior to the usual "Saint".
In the Anglican Communion, venerable is the title given to an Archdeacon.
| Stages of Canonization in the Roman Catholic Church |
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| Servant of God → Venerable → Blessed → Saint |
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ærværdig
Nederlands (Dutch)
eerbiedwaardig, titel van aartsdiaken, heilig verklaard
Français (French)
adj. - vénérable
Deutsch (German)
adj. - ehrwürdig
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - σεβάσμιος, αξιοσέβαστος, (θρησκ.) όσιος, αιδεσιμότατος
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - venerável, respeitável
Русский (Russian)
почтенный, древний, преподобный
Español (Spanish)
adj. - venerable
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - vördnadsvärd
中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
庄严的, 古老的, 值得尊敬的
中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 莊嚴的, 古老的, 值得尊敬的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 존경할 만한, 숭고한, 오래된
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 敬うべき, 尊ぶべき, 神さびた, 古い, …師, 尊者
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) جليل, موقر, يستوجب الاحترام, لقب رئيس الشمامسه
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ראוי להערצה, מכובד, נשוא-פנים, מקודש (תואר כנסייתי)
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