When the discovery of her remains was made known, 500 years after her martyrdom.
St. Catherine of Alexandria is believed to have lived in the 3rd to 4th century AD in Alexandria, Egypt. She is considered to be one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers in the Roman Catholic Church.
Saint Catherine lived a very holy and pious life and was martyred for her Christian beliefs by beheading about the year 305 in Alexandria, Egypt. Her martyrdom lead those who knew her to declare her as a saint and that would have been approved, possibly by a bishop. There was no formal procedure for canonization at the time.Catherine was removed from the Church's Calendar of Saints and her cult suppressed several years back because much of what is known about her is based entirely on legend. However, Pope John Paul II returned her to the Calendar during his reign when new information came to light.
A holy person can become a saint.
It showed how talented he was as a painter.
Saint Catherine lived a very holy and pious life and was martyred for her Christian beliefs by beheading about the year 305 in Alexandria, Egypt. Her martyrdom lead those who knew her to declare her as a saint and that would have been approved, possibly by a bishop. There was no formal procedure for canonization at the time.Catherine was removed from the Church's Calendar of Saints and her cult suppressed several years back because much of what is known about her is based entirely on legend. However, Pope John Paul II again returned her to the calendar when new evidence surfaced.
As per the Patron Saint Index there is no patron saint of school girls. However, there are a number of patrons of school children: Albert the Great Ambrose of Milan Benedict Cassian of Imola Catherine of Alexandria Gabriel of the Sorrowful Mother Gemma Galgani Gregory the Great Holy Innocents Isidore of Seville Jerome John Bosco Joseph Calasanz Joseph of Cupertino Lawrence of Rome Nicholas of Myra Osanna Andreasi Philomena Symphorian of Autun Tatiana of Rome Thomas Aquinas Ursula
The process is called canonization.
'Saint' means holy. Therefore Saint Rosalia was holy.
There are a number of saints named Dominic. Please be specific.
The Holy Terror - The Saint - was created in 1932.
The french word for holy is "saint" or "sacré."
There is no patron saint of understanding but the Holy Spirit is the patron saint forunderstanding.