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Servant of God is an expression used for a member of the Catholic Church whose life and works are being investigated in consideration for recognition by the Pope and the Catholic Church as a saint in Heaven. [2] [3] The term Servant of God ( Latin: Servus Dei) should not be confused with Servus Servorum Dei (Servant of the Servants of God), one ...
The Order of St John, [3] short for Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem ( French: l'ordre très vénérable de l'Hôpital de Saint-Jean de Jérusalem) [n 1] and also known as St John International, [4] is a British royal order of chivalry constituted in 1888 by royal charter from Queen Victoria and dedicated to St ...
Bede ( / biːd /; Old English: Bēda [ˈbeːdɑ]; 672/3 – 26 May 735), also known as Saint Bede, the Venerable Bede, and Bede the Venerable ( Latin: Beda Venerabilis ), was an English monk, author and scholar. He was one of the greatest teachers and writers during the Early Middle Ages, and his most famous work, Ecclesiastical History of the ...
In the Eastern Orthodox Church, the term venerable is commonly used as the English-language translation of the title given to monastic saints ( Greek: hosios, Church Slavonic: prepodobni; both Greek and Church Slavonic forms are masculine). A monastic saint who was martyred for the Orthodox faith is referred to as "venerable martyr" or ...
In the Catholic Church, Venerable is the title used for a person who has been posthumously declared "heroic in virtue" during the investigation and process leading to beatification. The following is an incomplete list of people declared to be venerable. The list is in alphabetical order by Christian name but, if necessary, by surname or the ...
The Service Medal of the Order of St John is awarded to recognise both conspicuous and long service with the Venerable Order of St John, particularly in St John Ambulance, [2] both in the United Kingdom and in a number of other Commonwealth countries and Hong Kong. The award was announced in the St John Ambulance Brigade General Regulations for ...
Veneration in Noto St Conrad of Piacenza (San Corrado) Veneration ( Latin: veneratio; Greek: τιμάω timáō ), [a] or veneration of saints, is the act of honoring a saint, a person who has been identified as having a high degree of sanctity or holiness. [1] Angels are shown similar veneration in many religions.
The canonization process of Pope Pius XII dates to shortly after his death in 1958. He was declared a servant of God in 1990 and venerable in 2009. Father Peter Gumpel was the relator (collector of information) of Pius XII's cause for canonization. The potential beatification of Pius XII has raised concern, especially by Jewish organisations ...