To declare (a deceased person) a saint; to put in the catalogue of saints; as, Thomas a Becket was canonized
can·on·ize canonizes canonizing canonized in BRIT, also use canonise If a dead person is canonized, it is officially announced by the Catholic Church that he or she is a saint. Joan of Arc was finally canonized by Pope Benedict XV in 1920. to officially state that a dead person is a saint
{f} make into a saint; pronounce holy; treat as a sacred person, idolize somebody; make canonical (also canonise)
add in the canon or calendar of the saints; "He was canonized not long after his death" in the Catholic church; declare (a dead person) to be a saint; "After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized" treat as a sacred person; "He canonizes women
in the Catholic church; declare (a dead person) to be a saint; "After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized"
add in the canon or calendar of the saints; "He was canonized not long after his death"
(Din) Canonization (also spelled Canonisation) is the act by which a Christian Church declares a deceased person to be a saint, inscribing that person in the canon, or list, of recognized saints
The final process or decree (following beatifacation) by which the name of a deceased person is placed in the catalogue (canon) of saints and commended to perpetual veneration and invocation
The official declaration by the Church that a deceased Christian of attested virtue is a saint, to be honored as such, and worth of imitation by the faithful
Official act of a Christian church declaring a deceased member worthy of veneration and entering his or her name in the canon (authorized list) of saints. The cult of local martyrs was widespread in the early church, and by the 10th century church authorities were considering the need for formal recognition of saints by Rome, a change that was formalized by Gregory IX in the 13th century. Responsibility for beatification (declaring a person worthy of limited veneration) was assigned to the Roman Curia under Sixtus V (r. 1585-90). A candidate's writings, miracles, and reputation for sanctity are investigated: one official gathers evidence in favor of beatification; another (the "devil's advocate") is charged with seeing that the entire truth is made known about the candidate. Canonization requires proof of two miracles subsequent to beatification. The process in the Eastern Orthodox Church is less formal; popular devotion by the faithful serving as the usual basis for sainthood
A papal declaration that a deceased Christian is a saint Originally, this was a matter for the local church, but since the 12th century it has been restricted to the Holy Father to canonize saints
a declaration by the pope that a person who died as a martyr and/or who practiced Christian virtue to a heroic degree is with God and is worthy of honor and imitation Persons who are canonized declared to be saints are venerated and honored by the entire Catholic Church
The final process or decree (following beatification) by which the name of a deceased person is placed in the catalogue (canon) of saints and commended to perpetual veneration and invocation