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St. Valentine was not canonized as the process did not become instituted until about the 12th century. He was proclaimed a saint by the early Christian community based on his martyrdom.
If you are asking about St. Valentine whose feast day we celebrate on February 14, he was a priest, possibly a bishop, in Rome. He followed a life of heroic virtue. When the Roman Emperor ordered that he would not allow marriages to be performed, Valentine continued to marry people in secret. The emperor was having problems raising an army as he could not draft married men. When the emperor learned that Valentine was continuing to marry couples, he had him arrested and thrown in prison. After torture, Valentine has martyred for his faith. This is why Valentine is considered the patron saint of love. Martyrdom for one's faith is generally considered a first class ticket to Heaven. Valentine would have been proclaimed a saint by popular acclaim soon after his martyrdom as there was no official process in place for canonization.
Although it is known that the priest Valentine was beheaded in Rome in 269 CE, his canonization would have taken place before establishment of the Church's 'Congregation for the Causes of Saints.' In ancient days, canonizations were often the result of popular devotion by local bishops or patriarchs. If the date for Saint Valentine's canonization was ever recorded, it is now long lost to history and will never be known.
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When was Saint Valentine beatified?
He was neither beatified nor canonized. He was declared a saint by the early Christian community based on his martyrdom. The canonization process was not instituted until nearly 1000 years after Valentine died.
When was Saint Renee Grillard canonized?
There is no such canonized saint.
Is Pope Alexander III a canonized saint?
No, he is not a canonized saint.
Who canonized Saint Valentine?
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.
Why doesn't Saint Valentine have a canonization date?
Saint Valentine of Rome was never officially canonized. He died many years before the process of canonization existed. He was declared a saint by the early Church based on his life of heroic virtue and martyrdom.
When was Renee Gillard canonized?
There is no such canonized saint.
Who is Saint Dougherty?
There is no such canonized saint.
When was Saint Cecelia cononized?
Saint Cecilia was canonized by the Catholic Church in the 4th century.
When was Saint Valentine canonized a saint?
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.
Who is the first saint of Australia?
Mary MacKillop who was recently canonized is Australia's first canonized saint.
Was Valentine ever canonized as a Saint?
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.
Why was St. Valentine canonized a saint?
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.
