canonist

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Vietnam has had 117 people beatified and later canonised as saints, but the Church said this was the first time a beatification ceremony had been held in the country rather than at the Vatican.

From Barron's • Jul. 2, 2026

Also set to be canonised in the solemn ceremony in St Peter's Square on World Mission Day are three nuns who dedicated their lives to the poor and sick, and former Satanic priest Bartolo Longo.

From Barron's • Oct. 19, 2025

The King has met Pope Francis on previous occasions, including at the Vatican in 2019 when the English-born Cardinal John Henry Newman was canonised as a saint.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2025

How do you silence the work of a man the Party has canonised?

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2023

Saint, sānt, n. a sanctified or holy person: one eminent for piety: one of the blessed dead: one canonised by the R.C.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various