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This is really a simple question that I don’t expect to garner much discussion, but I haven’t been able to find the answer anywhere.
Before a person is officially canonized a Saint, the Vatican must proclaim two legitimate miracles that have come about through the intercession of the prospective Saint. Must these miracles have come about after the person has died and through his prayers in heaven, or can the Saint’s miracles have been done while he was still alive?
Also, growing up I learned that if a person was martyred then only one miracle was required of them. The understanding that I had was that the grace necessary for a person to go through martyrdom was in itself a testament to that person’s faith in Christ, and as such was kind of a miracle in itself. Is this a good way to think about this topic?
Thanks.
Before a person is officially canonized a Saint, the Vatican must proclaim two legitimate miracles that have come about through the intercession of the prospective Saint. Must these miracles have come about after the person has died and through his prayers in heaven, or can the Saint’s miracles have been done while he was still alive?
Also, growing up I learned that if a person was martyred then only one miracle was required of them. The understanding that I had was that the grace necessary for a person to go through martyrdom was in itself a testament to that person’s faith in Christ, and as such was kind of a miracle in itself. Is this a good way to think about this topic?
Thanks.