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sainthood

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The state of being a saint; the condition of a saint.

The order, or united body, of saints; saints, considered collectively.

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According to the BBC the library had initially kept the letters from public view, partly because of John Paul’s path to sainthood, but a library official announced in February 2016 the letters would be made public. Source: Internet

Advancing a sainthood cause does not come cheap; most efforts easily run into six figures and sometimes seven — a bit of a conundrum when the object of the cause embraced voluntary poverty. Source: Internet

In addition, according to the anti-Photian biographer of Ignatius, partisans of the ex-patriarch after his death endeavored to claim for him the "honor of sainthood". Source: Internet

In the last election he won, he managed to fill Quebec with NDP seats and raise Layton to sainthood. Source: Internet

“Saint Jane was an actual person—anointed into sainthood for healing people—specifically healing women that French society shunned…the elderly, the sickly, or unwed mothers. Source: Internet

For having brought up a son the likes of Ryan, I hereby nominate you for sainthood. Source: Internet

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