She became a saint the moment she dies but Therese of Lisieux was officially canonized on May 17, 1925, by Pope Pius XI.
St. Monica 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 him best and were familiar with her 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. She would have become a saint when she died in the year 387.
St. Barbara of Nicomedia is a legendary saint who may or may not have ever existed. Legend says that she was tortured and beheaded by her own father about the year 235 for being a Christian. Dying for ones beliefs in Christ is usually considered as automatic sainthood for the martyr.
Kevin of Glendalough was never officially beatified or canonized. He had always been considered as a saint by the Irish from the time he died in 608 AD. His sainthood was confirmed by Rome in the year 1903.
St. Barbara of Nicomedia is a legendary saint who may or may not have ever existed. Legend says that she was tortured and beheaded by her own father about the year 235 for being a Christian. Dying for ones beliefs in Christ is usually considered as automatic sainthood for the martyr.
St. Barbara of Nicomedia is a legendary saint who may or may not have ever existed. Legend says that she was tortured and beheaded by her own father about the year 235 for being a Christian. Dying for ones beliefs in Christ is usually considered as automatic sainthood for the martyr.
The Anime was made in 2001
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She died October 19th, 1851 of a pseunomia.
St. Francis was canonized on July 16, 1228, by Pope Gregory IX.
Roman Catholic AnswerNo, not normally, the Code of Canon Law of 1983 mandates a minimum age of 18 for profession, and a minimum of one year novitiate prior to that. So that would put a minimum age of 16 or 17 canonically. In real life most orders place a higher minimum age on entrance, and it is up to the individual order.
As of yet Pope John Paul II has not been canonized a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. It is doubtful that this will occur in the few years to come. It has been the tradition of the Church to postpone the process of canonization for several decades or even centuries in order to prevent any unfair bias toward the candidate for sainthood.
St. Sebastian was martyred for his faith in Rome about the year 288. Shortly after his death people who knew of his heroic act already considered him to be a saint. This opinion was generally accepted by the early church. It was not for more than 1000 years after Sebastian's death that a formal procedure for canonization was instituted by the Church. He is classified as a "pre-congregational" saint because he was already declared a saint before the Sacred Congregation for the Causes of Saints took form that investigates candidates for sainthood.