1. A local bishop investigates the candidate's life and writings for evidence of heroic virtue. The information uncovered by the bishop is sent to the Vatican.
2. A panel of theologians and the cardinals of the Congregation for Cause of Saints evaluate the candidate's life.
3. If the panel approves, the pope proclaims that the candidate is venerable, which means that the person is a role model of Catholic virtues.
4. The next step toward sainthood is beatification. Beatification allows a person to be honored by a particular group or region. In order to beatify a candidate, it must be shown that the person is responsible for a posthumous miracle. Martyrs, those who died for their religious cause, can be beatified without evidence of a miracle. On October 20th, 2003, Mother Teresa was beatified. She will now be known as Blessed Mother Teresa of Kolkata.
5. In order for the candidate to be considered a saint, there must be proof of a second posthumous miracle.
A very interesting saint that I liked in particular was St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco.
St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco was also called St. John the wonderworker.
He was born on the fourth of June 1896, in Adamovka, Kharkov, Russia but is also of Serb
ian origin. He is also related to an earlier saint, St. John of Tobolsk. In 1921 he moved to Belgrade where he graduated the Belgrade University. Later on St. John was known for his miracles. St. John preformed many miracles such as prophesy, clairvoyance, and healing. He also invested large amounts of money into rebuilding a local Orthodox church in Shanghai. He also repeated his act in San Francisco in the year 1962. Because he was a gr
eat Christian role model, who preformed many posthumous miracles, he was declared a saint in July, 1994, exactly 28 years after his death in July, 1966.
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