Noun
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 one of "the blessed," or has attained the second degree of sanctity, -- usually a stage in the process of canonization.
Source: Webster's dictionaryA prayer vigil for priests on the eve of the beatification of Ven. Source: Internet
Catholic World Culture Chapter XXIII, pp. 146–151 On 8 June 1979 Pope John Paul II prayed at her sarcophagus; and the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments officially affirmed her beatification on 8 August 1986. Source: Internet
At the beatification ceremony in the Basilica of St Francis of Assisi, a portrait of Acutis was slowly unveiled, revealing a smiling teen in a red polo shirt, his curly dark hair illuminated by a halo of light. Source: Internet
During his beatification decree, Pius XII referred to Pius X as "Pope of the Eucharist", in honor of Pius X's expansion of the rite to children. Source: Internet
For permission to venerate on a local level, only beatification is needed, not canonization. Source: Internet
Following his beatification, his body was moved on 3 June 2001 from its original place to the altar of Saint Jerome where it could be seen by the faithful. Source: Internet