There have been two miracles attributes the Pop John Paul the Second. The first was a healing of a French nun from Parkinson’s disease. The second was miracle attributed him that was confirmed by Pope Francis and this is his canonization.
Miracles were not required for declaring a person a saint in the early years of Chrisitianity. The person would have been declared a saint by popular acclamation to a bishop based on the lives and merits of the candidate. This was especially true if the person died the death of a martyr, as did Cornelius, as it was felt that making this ultimate sacrifice for Our Lord would be an automatic designation of that person as a saint.
Even today, miracles are not always a requirement for canonization, especially in the case of martyrs.
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Two, actually. If the Pope finds that you did in fact make those miracles, he will proclaim you a saint.
The official canonization process was not in place at the time that Patrick was declared a saint. No miracles were required.
At the time of Lucy's death, there was no canonization process so no miracles were required. She was declared a saint by the local Christian community based on her martyrdom.
In the Catholic Church, a candidate for sainthood typically needs to be associated with at least two miracles in order to be canonized as a saint. These miracles are usually attributed to the intercession of the candidate after their death. The miracles are rigorously investigated and verified by the Church before the individual is officially declared a saint.
Saint George is the patron saint of several countriesCanadaEngland (by Pope Benedict XIV)EthiopiaGeorgiaGermanyGreeceLithuaniaMaltaPortugalCappadociaCataloniaPalestine
Canonization, the process in which the Pope declares someone a saint, or "raises him to the altar", worthy of veneration, and you may ask his intercession before God. It means that the person lived an exemplary life, died a holy death, and that it has been proved that there are two miracles directly attributable to his intercession.
St. Agnes is a "pre-congregational" saint. She was declared a saint before the Sacred Congregation for the Causes of Saints came into being that required Rome to examine all evidence before a person could be declared a saint. Except for unproven legends, there is no written record of any miracles that could be attributed to the intercession of St. Agnes. When Agnes was proclaimed a saint, there was no official requirement that miracles be proven.
Two years after her death (August 11th, 1253) Pope Alexander IV canonized her (1255).
Generally, two miracles are now required before a candidate can be canonized. In extraordinary circumstances, such as martyrdom, only one miracle may be required.
Miracles were not required for declaring a person a saint in the early years of Chrisitianity. The person would have been declared a saint by popular acclamation to a bishop based on the lives and merits of the candidate. This was especially true if the person died the death of a martyr as it was felt that making this ultimate sacrifice for Our Lord would be an automatic designation of that person as a saint. Even today, miracles are not always a requirement for canonization, especially in the case of martyrs.
Canonization is the declaration by the Pope that a deceased person is raised to the full honors of the altar, i.e., a saint after previously having been beatified. Two miracles credited to the beatus (feminine: beata) are usually required before canonization to attest the heroic virtue of the saint. - from Modern Catholic Dictionary by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J.
Bernadette was responsible for many, many miracles and they continue even today. However, the Church must investigate and verify a number of miracles (today I believe it is two) before a person can be beatified and canonized a saint. Rather than listing the miracles here that were accepted by the Church in the cause of St. Bernadette I have inserted a link below that describes her complete canonization process and gives vivid accounts of the miracles that supported her cause.