To be officially canonized as a saint you must, of course, be dead. However, anyone in a state of grace in Our Lord's eyes, living or dead, is considered a member of the "Communion of Saints.
There are a number of saints named Augustine and all of them are dead. Being dead is the first requirement for being named a saint.
Technically, someone has to be dead to be declared a saint.
The patron saint of the recently dead is Saint Gertrude of Nivelles
One of the first requirements to becoming a saint is you must be dead. Notice the title before Andre's name? Yes, he is dead.
Saint Gertrude is the patron saint of the dead. Michael the Archangel and Margaret (or Marina) of Antioch are the patron saints of death. Joseph of is the patron saint of happy death. Andrew Avellino is the patron saint of sudden death
If you are in a state of grace in the eyes of the Lord, you are a saint. However, to be canonized a saint, you must be dead.
Saint Nicholas has been dead since December 6, 343. Saint Nicholas was referred to as the "wonderworker", and his likeness has attributed to the story of Santa Claus.
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The first requirement to receive the title of saint is you must be dead.
Saint Nicholas of Myra has been dead for about 1600 years.
There is no patron saint of the dead in Mexico. However, in the Universal Church St. Gertrude of Nivelles is the patron saint of the recently dead. The Mexican drug lords have created a Santo Muerto (Saint Death) but there is no such saint in the Church and it amounts to nothing more than superstition and the Catholic Church has discouraged people from becoming a follower of this cult.
If you are in a state of grace in the eyes of the Lord, you are a saint. However, to be canonized a saint, you must be dead.