The Roman Catholic Church has over 10,000 saints. Many Catholics find strength and inspiration in Saints and Patron Saints. Far from being an archaic tradition, Patron Saints are more relevant now than ever before. They are also ever present in our daily surroundings. In the western world you will rarely pass a day without seeing the name of a saint on a street sign, a school, a sports team and of course in churches. In addition, many people you know will be named after saints, a tradition which began in the 4th Century AD.
How to Become a Saint
Saints were once chosen by public acclaim, however, the people being chosen by this method were often elevated by legend and there are doubts that some even existed. The Vatican took over the naming of Saints in the 10th Century via a process called canonization. There are three stages to this process. The first stage examines the candidate's life, works and holiness and, if found to be holy enough, they are named "venerable". The second stage looks for a miracle performed after the candidate's death and this leads them to be deemed "beatified". Proof will then be sought for a final miracle. This is seen as proof that they can intercede for those on earth and act as their voice in heaven. They are then canonized and so become a saint.
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