He was not canonized since the process of canonization did not exist for nearly 1000 years after he died. He was declared a saint by the early Christian community based on his martyrdom. Pope St. Gelasius confirmed his sainthood a couple centuries later and fixed his feast day as February 14.
The date that st valentine was canonized is unknown. records do not date back that far; saints were also not formally canonized during this time. (i am writing about the st valentine in which valentine's day was named for)
St. Francis Xavier was canonized with fellow missionary St. Ignatius in 1622.
St. Eligius was canonized in the Pre-Congregation era. This was when people were often canonized because of their popularity while they were alive.
St. Etheldreda was canonized by Pope Celestine III in 1198.
He was not canonized since the process of canonization did not exist for nearly 1000 years after he died. He was declared a saint by the early Christian community based on his martyrdom. Pope St. Gelasius confirmed his sainthood a couple centuries later and fixed his feast day as February 14.
He wasn't canonized, he was acclaimed a saint centuries before the modern system of canonization began. The feast of St. Valentine of February 14 was first established in 496 by Pope Gelasius I, who included Valentine among all those "... whose names are justly reverenced among men, but whose acts are known only to God." As Gelasius implies, nothing was yet known to him about his life.
St. Anselm was canonized in 1494.
The five canonized saints are St. Francis of Assisi, St. Therese of Lisieux, St. Teresa of Avila, St. John Paul II, and St. Mother Teresa.
It is named after St. Valentine.
No, Saint Patrick was never formally canonized
Yes, St. Odilia was canonized. She is known as a patron saint of the blind and visual difficulties.
st valentine's day 1929.