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Further investigation, step 3, may lead to the candidate's beatification with the title Blessed, which is elevation to the class of the Beati. Next, and at a minimum, proof of two important miracles obtained from God through the intercession of the candidate are required for formal canonization as a saint. These miracles must be posthumous. Finally, in the last stage, after all of these procedures are complete, the Pope may canonize the candidate as a saint for veneration by the universal Church.
Further investigation, step 3, may lead to the candidate's beatification with the title Blessed, which is elevation to the class of the Beati. Next, and at a minimum, proof of two important miracles obtained from God through the intercession of the candidate are required for formal canonization as a saint. These miracles must be posthumous. Finally, in the last stage, after all of these procedures are complete, the Pope may canonize the candidate as a saint for veneration by the universal Church.
===List of canonized saints===
* [[Gertrude the Great]] ''(Catholic)''
* [[Joan of Arc]] ''(Catholic)''
* [[Constantine I]] ''(Eastern Orthodox)''
* [[Jan Hus]] ''(Eastern Orthodox)''
* [[Nicholas II]] ''(Russian Orthodox)''


==Folk saints==
==Folk saints==
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* [[Marie Laveau]] - New Orleans, United States
* [[Marie Laveau]] - New Orleans, United States
* [[Thiess of Kaltenbrun]] - Livonia
* [[Thiess of Kaltenbrun]] - Livonia
* [[Margareta of Kumla]] - Sweden
* Margareta of Kumla - Sweden


[[Category:Religious Concepts]]
[[Category:Religious Concepts]]