Canonization is the declaration of a deceased person as an officially recognized saint,[1] specifically, the official act of a Christian communion declaring a person worthy of public veneration and entering their name in the canon catalogue of saints,[2] or authorized list of that communion's recognized saints.[3][4]
- ^ "canonize". Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ Charles Annandale. The Imperial Dictionary of the English Language, Volume 1; 1905. P. 386. Canon – A catalogue of saints acknowledged and canonized in the Roman Catholic Church.
- ^ CANON // Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3; 1913. – P. 255–256. – The name Canon (κανών) means a norm or rule; and it is used for various objects, such as the Canon of Holy Scripture, canons of Councils, the official list of saints' names (whence "canonization"), and the canon or list of clerks who serve a certain church, from which they themselves are called canons (canonici).
- ^ "Canonization". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 6 July 2020.