She became a saint because she was one of the first to know about Mother Mary becoming the Lord's mother. She was also a very well known holy person, and was recognized for that. Plus think of all she went through being the mother St. John the Baptist. He was beheaded and she was the mother of him. Many people probably made her feel bad. Most people would give up and change their ways, but she didn't. She stuck to her beliefs. She was very devoted. I think, mind you, that she was spectacular person and saint.
Mary was not canonized. She was created a saint by God since she was destined to become the mother of His son.
Saint Rose of Lima was the first saint from the Americas to be canonized,The first person born in the Americas to be canonized as a saint was St. Rose of Lima. The first person born in the United States to be canonized as a saint was St. Elizabeth Ann Seton.
Saint Elisabeth of Hungary was canonized by Pope Gregory IX in the 1235.
She was canonized on September 14, 1975, by Pope Paul VI.
Mary was not canonized. She was created by God as a saint since she was to be the mother of His son.
St. Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist, would have been proclaimed a saint by popular acclaim. At the time she died there was no official procedure in place for canonization. The Catholic Church did not begin that until the 12th century.
Are you referring to Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist and cousin of Mary? If so, she was never officially canonized as a saint. She would have been proclaimed a saint by popular acclaim early in the history of the Church. There was no official canonization process in place at the time.
She was not canonized nor was there a reason to do so as she was created to be a saint from the time of her conception in her mother's womb.
Elizabeth was canonized on May 27, 1235, by Pope Gregory IX at Perugia, Italy.
Mother Teresa has not yet been canonized as a saint and has only been beatified.
No, she has been beatified but not canonized.
Elizabeth of the Trinity has not yet been canonized (as of 2015). Pope John Paul II beatified her in November of 1984. She is deemed "blessed."