How did a person become a saint long ago?

Anonymous

∙ 16y ago

Updated: 8/18/2019

In ancient times, the person would be proclaimed a saint by the local Church. If the bishop approved, the person was then officially a saint. Today, only the pope can declare saints and only after a lengthy investigation by the Sacred Congregation for the Causes of Saints.

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