In the early years of the Church local Christian communities would proclaim saints. However, there were abuses and several questionable or fictional individuals managed to become "saints." Beginning in the 11th century the power to canonize began to revert to Rome. In the 12th century the Pope declared that only he could proclaim saints. Today the process of investigating candidates for sainthood is carried out by the Sacred Congregation for the Causes of Saints in the Vatican. Based on their recommendation, the pope can then declare the individual to be a saint.
Canonization is the Church's process of investigating a candidate to raise them to sainthood.
He waived the requirement that a person be dead at least 5 years before a cause for sainthood could be initiated.
Pope John I has only begun the sainthood process and does not yet have a feast day.
Another word for sainthood is Canonised; Thanks
Sainthood - album - was created on 2009-10-27.
St. Patrick did not lose his sainthood.
Saint Patrick was declared a saint before the canonization process was instituted so miracles were not required for sainthood.
No, "Mother Teresa" had her Beatification in October of 2003. The Beatification process can take decades before Sainthood.
Depending on the progress of their sainthood cause, they may be called "Servant of God" or "Venerable" or "Blessed."
The martyrdom of Thomas was sufficient to qualify him for sainthood.
Pope St. John Paul II was canonized a saint on April 27, 2014, by Pope Francis.
It is the mania for sainthood.