Home›Saints›Canonization›Pre-Congregation: venerated before any formal process existedBrowse ByPre-Congregation: venerated before any formal process existedThis page groups figures by whether they have been through, or are considered for, an official canonization process. Wikipedia notes that canonization is "the official act of a Christian communion declaring a person worthy of public veneration and entering their name in the canon catalogue of saints." Browsing by canonization lets a visitor separate a figure formally declared a saint from one venerated only informally.FactsLearn MorePre-Congregation: venerated before any formal process existedSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsOriginsWhose Classification This IsWell-attestedChristian recognition is not one procedure. The earliest cults arose by local acclamation; the Latin Church reserved the judgement to the papacy in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, entrusted it to the Congregation of Rites in 1588 and reformed the process in 1983; the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox churches recognise saints by decision of their own synods, with no comparable juridical process. 2OverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedMen and women recognised by their tradition as holy, held up as models and often venerated as intercessors. Every figure gathered here is Christian; figures of exceptional holiness in other religions are recognised by quite different means and are not the same institution. 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedFigures 1Learn MoreThe Saints This group holds saints, men and women recognised by their traditions as holy, whose lives are held up as models and who are often venerated as intercessors. Sainthood is most formally developed in Christianity, with its processes of canonisation, but analogous figures of exceptional holiness appear across religions. The browser will find the saints the atlas gathers, from martyrs and church fathers to mystics and founders of religious orders. The entries describe each figure's life, reputation for holiness and the devotion attached to them.Pre-Congregation: venerated before any formal process existedFilter Results31 entriesPlace of OriginAllAksum (1)Ancient Israel (2)Ancient Rome (1)Britain (1)British Isles (1)Greece (1)Italy (1)Rome (1)HistoricityAllComposite figure: more than one person or tradition behind the name (1)Historically attested (19)Historicity debated (5)Legendary: known from narrative tradition, not the historical record (7)Not a historical person: a divine or other-than-human being (1)TraditionAllChristianity (31)Office HeldAllBishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia from 370 until his death (1)Bishop of Lyons (1)Bishop of Nyssa from about 372 until his death (1)One of the seven deacons of Rome under Pope Sixtus II (1)Veneration StatusAllActively venerated in a living tradition (31)Revered InAllBaha'i Faith (1)Christianity (28)Islam (2)Judaism (1)Manichaeism (1)Santeria (Lucumi) (1)Lifespan Start YearAll1 (1)130 (1)225 (1)296 (1)316 (1)329 (1)330 (1)335 (1)339 (1)347 (2)349 (1)354 (1)451 (1)480 (1)505 (1)540 (1)634 (1)1314 (1)Manner Of DeathAllDied of natural causes (14)Executed (1)Martyred (8)Taken up without dying, as the tradition holds (1)GenderAllBeyond gender (1)Female (5)Male (25)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 31Ambrose of MilanPre-Congregation: venerated before any formal process existedAthanasius of AlexandriaPre-Congregation: venerated before any formal process existedAugustine of HippoPre-Congregation: venerated before any formal process existedBarbaraPre-Congregation: venerated before any formal process existedBasil the GreatPre-Congregation: venerated before any formal process existedBenedict of NursiaPre-Congregation: venerated before any formal process existedBrigid of KildarePre-Congregation: venerated before any formal process existedCeciliaPre-Congregation: venerated before any formal process existedChristopherPre-Congregation: venerated before any formal process existedCuthbert of LindisfarnePre-Congregation: venerated before any formal process existedGeorgePre-Congregation: venerated before any formal process existedGregory of NazianzusPre-Congregation: venerated before any formal process existedGregory of NyssaPre-Congregation: venerated before any formal process existedGregory the GreatPre-Congregation: venerated before any formal process existedIrenaeusPre-Congregation: venerated before any formal process existedJeromePre-Congregation: venerated before any formal process existedJohn ChrysostomPre-Congregation: venerated before any formal process existedJoseph of NazarethPre-Congregation: venerated before any formal process existedLawrence of RomePre-Congregation: venerated before any formal process existedLazarusPre-Congregation: venerated before any formal process existedLonginusPre-Congregation: venerated before any formal process existedMartin of ToursPre-Congregation: venerated before any formal process existedMaryPre-Congregation: venerated before any formal process existedMichael the ArchangelPre-Congregation: venerated before any formal process existedNicholasPre-Congregation: venerated before any formal process existedPatrickPre-Congregation: venerated before any formal process existedSaint YaredPre-Congregation: venerated before any formal process existedSebastianPre-Congregation: venerated before any formal process existedSergius of RadonezhPre-Congregation: venerated before any formal process existedStephen the ProtomartyrPre-Congregation: venerated before any formal process existedVeronicaPre-Congregation: venerated before any formal process existedSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 12. The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church, 3rd revised editiontier 1F. L. Cross and E. A. Livingstone (eds.), Oxford University Press, 2005s.v. Canonization of SaintsView the SourceDivinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.