canonize

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The show’s new profiles include the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint: Carlo Acutis, who died of leukemia at age 15 in 2006 and was canonized in September by Pope Leo XIV.

From The Wall Street Journal

Kilongo indeed plans to, as he put it, “show emerging artists who are adding new perspectives to canonized art historical conversation.”

From New York Times

She was known as the “queen of Italian TV” and, on at least one occasion, was described as “more miraculous than Padre Pio,” the canonized Italian mystic who has attracted a modern cult following.

From Washington Post

Perhaps the most dangerous escalation of Trump's appeals to fascist violence is his attempt to canonize followers who die in service to him and the movement.

From Salon

Many of the people who have been beatified never went on to be declared saints, while others were canonized, often centuries later.

From Seattle Times