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In the earlier years of the Church, almost any bishop or archbishop could declare a saint. However, the first formal canonization by a pope was of Saint Udalric, Bishop of Augsburg, by Pope John XV in 993. In 1173 Pope Alexander III, reprimanded certain bishops for having permitted veneration of a man who was far from being a saint and ordered the process to stop. Only Rome could authorize a canonization. The procedure initiated Alexander III was confirmed by a bull of Pope Innocent III in the year 1200, issued on the occasion of the canonization of Saint Cunegunde. That was the beginning of the modern canonization process. It has changed a bit over the years, especially under the reign of Pope John Paul II, who eliminated some of the requirements.
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Christians should not aim to comprehend above all saints?
Christians are saints. Saints are Christians.
What did the saints do in Christianity?
Saints are just Christians.
How many saints did the Christians believe in?
Christians continue to believe in thousands of different saints. There are currently over 10,000 named saints that Roman and Orthodox Christians believe in.
Why did the Catholic Church canonize Saint Timothy?
They didn't, St. Timothy was a first century bishop of Ephesus who was martyred for the faith and declared a saint by the early Christians. The Church didn't start canonizing people until Gregory IX made it the only form of declaring saints in A.D. 1234.
Where did All Saints Day take place?
All Saints Day is celebrated around the world by Christians. The origin of the festival can be traced back to 610 AD when Pope Boniface IV consecrated the Pantheon in Rome.
Why can it help christians to ask the saints to pray to almighty god?
Only Catholic Christians pray to saints. Protestants Christians do not. We [Protestants] believe they were disciples/apostles of Jesus, but we don't ask the them to pray for us.
Who are the saints?
Christians. All the believers of Jesus Christ.
What is the meaning and origin of the name Santos?
Origin unknown but the meaning is saints or sanctified in spanish.
How can Christians be Christians and embrace pagan festivals?
A:Most Christians do not know that Christmas Day was chosen as a Christian festival because it is the birthday of the sun god. They do not know that even the name 'Easter' and much of the Easter festivities are of pagan origin. They do not know that many of the saints, such as St Brigid of Ireland, are Christianised pagan gods. Not knowing these things, they can be Christians and enjoy their festivities in blissful ignorance.
What is the origin city of Christians called?
Bethlehem.
How did Mary help of Christians become saints?
By being a Mother to them.
Who do the copic Christians pray too?
Coptic Christians pray to the Christian God, or to Saints to intercede with God on their behalf.
