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Duchesne was beatified by Pope Pius XII on May 12, 1940, and the cause for her canonization was opened on April 9, 1943. [24] The Holy See ordered in 1951 that she be buried more suitably. Construction was begun on a larger shrine, and her remains were moved there on June 13 of the following year. [25] [26] Pope John Paul II canonized her on ...
Pope John Paul II (Latin: Ioannes Paulus II; Polish: Jan Paweł II; Italian: Giovanni Paolo II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła, Polish: [ˈkarɔl ˈjuzɛv vɔjˈtɨwa]; [b] 18 May 1920 – 2 April 2005) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his death in 2005. In his youth, Wojtyła dabbled in stage ...
His only sister, Olga, died in infancy before Karol was born. After Emilia's death, his father, an intensely religious man who did most of the housework, brought up Karol so that he could study. As a child Karol was called Lolek by friends and family. He grew close to his brother Edmund, whom Karol had nicknamed Mundek.
Before doing the consecration, the pope consulted Sister Lúcia so as to make sure this consecration of Russia would be valid. However, on March 25, 1984, Pope John Paul II did not mention Russia when he declared an act of consecration of "those men and nations who are in special need of this entrustment and consecration."
In 1992, she was proclaimed as venerable by Pope John Paul II. Early life ... She went to live with her half-sister Isabella and her husband, Austin Montgomery. [2]
On 1 December 1978, Pope John Paul II declared Josephine Venerable, the first step towards canonization. On 17 May 1992, she was declared Blessed and given 8 February as her feast day . On 1 October 2000, she was canonized as Saint Josephine Bakhita.
The confirmation of her heroic virtue led Pope Leo XIII to name Rivier as Venerable on 13 June 1890. [4] The confirmation of a miracle attributed to her allowed for Pope John Paul II to preside over her beatification on 23 May 1982. Rivier was canonized on 15 May 2022 by Pope Francis.
Pontes received the title Servant of God under Pope John Paul II with the beginning of the cause for her beatification in January 2000 under the Archbishop of Salvador da Bahia and Primate of Brazil, Geraldo Majella Agnelo, who examined her heroic virtues, fame of sainthood and the tireless determination of a life dedicated to the needy.