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Beatification (from Latin beatus 'blessed' and facere 'to make') is a recognition accorded by the Catholic Church of a deceased person's entrance into

veneration of the saint. For permission to venerate merely locally, only beatification is needed. For several centuries the bishops, or in some places only

passing through the steps of a declaration of "heroic virtues" and beatification. After preparing a case, including the approval of miracles, the case

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The process of beatification and canonization has undergone various reforms in the history of the Roman Catholic Church. For current practice, as well

after his beatification. The remains of John Paul II were moved to the Chapel of St. Sebastian within the main basilica upon his own beatification in 2011

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A postulator is the person who guides a cause for beatification or canonization through the judicial processes required by the Catholic Church. The qualifications

against") was declared under Pope John Paul II which opened the cause for beatification. The diocesan process commenced on 11 May 1993 in Rome and thus, he

They are venerated in the Catholic Church as martyrs following their beatification by Pope Francis in 2023; their feast day is celebrated on 7 July (day