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beatification
Sign in to savethumb|upright|Pope Pius IX (1792–1878), beatified on 3 September 2000 by [[Pope John Paul II]]
Beatification is a formal recognition by the Catholic Church that a deceased person lived a holy life and can be venerated by the faithful. It is typically a step toward canonization (being declared a saint) and allows the Church to officially honor the person's memory and spiritual example.
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- History
- Practices under the popes
- Rite of Beatification
- Notes on the beatification rite
- See also
- References
- Citations
- Sources
- External links
thumb|upright|Pope Pius IX (1792–1878), beatified on 3 September 2000 by [[Pope John Paul II]]
thumb|upright|Pope John Paul II beatified more people than all his predecessors had during the previous 400 years, and was himself beatified in 2011.
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