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Without Italian opposition, Pope John Paul II declared Pius IX to be Venerable on 6 July 1985 (upon confirming his life of heroic virtue), and beatified him on 3 September 2000 (his annual liturgical commemoration is 7 February, the date of his death).
The most recently reigning Pope to have been canonised was Pope John Paul II, whose cause for canonisation was opened in May 2005. John Paul II was beatified on 1 May 2011, by Pope Benedict XVI and later canonised, along with Pope John XXIII, by Pope Francis on 27 April 2014. [1] Pope Francis also canonised Pope Paul VI on 14 October 2018.
The Jews of the Papal States, numbering 15,000 or so in 1858, [5] were grateful to Pope Pius IX because he had ended the long-standing legal obligation for them to attend sermons in church four times a year, based on that week's Torah portion and aimed at their conversion to Christianity. [9]
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Popes Pius IX, Pius XII, and John XXIII all were crowned in public on the balcony of the basilica, facing crowds assembled below in St. Peter's Square. Paul VI was crowned in front of St Peter's on a special dais with the entire coronation ceremony outdoors, as St Peter's was filled with special seating for the Vatican Council sessions.
List of saints canonized by Pope Pius XI; List of saints canonized by Pope Pius XII; List of saints canonized by Pope John XXIII; List of saints canonized by Pope Paul VI; List of saints canonized by Pope John Paul II; Chronological list of saints and blesseds in the 20th century; List of saints canonized in the 21st century
Pope Pius IX: Notre-Dame de Rocamadour: 8 September 1853: Sanctuary of Notre-Dame de Rocamadour: Pope Pius IX: Notre-Dame des Miracles: 13 May 1855: Basilica of Our Lady of Miracles, Mauriac: Pope Pius IX: Our Lady of Laus: 23 May 1855: Basilica of Our Lady of Laus, Saint-Étienne-le-Laus: Pope Pius IX: Notre-Dame du Pilier: 31 May 1855 ...
This is an incomplete list of humans and angels whom the Catholic Church has canonized as saints.According to Catholic theology, all saints enjoy the beatific vision.Many of the saints listed here are to be found in the General Roman Calendar, while others may also be found in the Roman Martyrology; [1] still others are particular to local places and their recognition does not extend to the ...