canonization


Official enrollment of a dead person as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church.

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How to use canonization in a sentence

  • That part of the Bull of canonization serves as so apt a commentary on Alexander's words that we quote it in full.

    Saint Bonaventure | Rev. Fr. Laurence Costelloe, O.F.M.
  • This incident must be regarded as quite authentic, for reference is made to it in the process of our Saint's canonization.

    Saint Bonaventure | Rev. Fr. Laurence Costelloe, O.F.M.
  • The movement, already on foot, to obtain his canonization received thereby a new and powerful impetus.

    Saint Bonaventure | Rev. Fr. Laurence Costelloe, O.F.M.
  • The result this time was satisfactory, and the Pontiff felt himself bound to proceed with the canonization.

    Saint Bonaventure | Rev. Fr. Laurence Costelloe, O.F.M.