Beatifying

  • 1Beatifying — Beatify Be*at i*fy (b[ e]*[a^]t [i^]*f[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beatified} (b[ e]*[a^]t [i^]*f[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Beatifying}.] [L. beatificare; beatus happy (fr. beare to bless, akin to bonus good) + facere to make: cf. F. b[… …

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  • 2beatifying — be·at·i·fy || biː ætɪfaɪ v. bless, make blissful; sanctify a person who has died (Catholic) …

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  • 3beatifying — …

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  • 4Beatification — Be*at i*fi*ca tion (b[ e]*[a^]t [i^]*f[i^]*k[=a] sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F. b[ e]atification.] The act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; esp., in the R. C. Church, the act or process of ascertaining and declaring that a deceased person is …

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  • 5Beatified — Beatify Be*at i*fy (b[ e]*[a^]t [i^]*f[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beatified} (b[ e]*[a^]t [i^]*f[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Beatifying}.] [L. beatificare; beatus happy (fr. beare to bless, akin to bonus good) + facere to make: cf. F. b[… …

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  • 6Beatify — Be*at i*fy (b[ e]*[a^]t [i^]*f[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beatified} (b[ e]*[a^]t [i^]*f[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Beatifying}.] [L. beatificare; beatus happy (fr. beare to bless, akin to bonus good) + facere to make: cf. F. b[ e]atifier. See… …

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  • 7Pope John Paul II — John Paul II John Paul II in 1993 Papacy began 16 October 1978 Papacy ended 2 April 2005 ( 1000000000000002600000026 years, 1000000 …

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  • 8Canonization of Josemaría Escrivá — History of the Cause of CanonizationAccording to the Vatican, here is the chronology of the process of canonization:From death to beatification*1975 1980: After Escriva s death on June 26, 1975, the Postulation for the Cause of his beatification… …

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  • 9Our Lady of Lourdes — For a more detailed account of the Marian apparitions at Lourdes, please see Lourdes apparitions Our Lady of Lourdes Location Lourdes, France Date 11 February 16 July 1858 …

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  • 10Christianized myths and imagery — For general context, see Christianisation. The historicity of several saints has often been treated skeptically by most academics, either because there is a paucity of historical evidence for them, or due to striking resemblances that they have… …

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