sainthood
Noun
Meaning
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.
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.
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".
In the last election he won, he managed to fill Quebec with NDP seats and raise Layton to sainthood.
“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.
For having brought up a son the likes of Ryan, I hereby nominate you for sainthood.