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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== |