Church Documents: Saints/Blesseds

This is a collection of links to English translations of Church documents related to saints and blesseds found on-line. It is part of my Church Documents project.

Norms/Process

1/25/1983: Divinus Perfectionis Magister by Pope Bl. John Paul II
Apostolic Constitution: On the Causes of Saints

2/7/1983: New Laws for the Causes of Saints by the Sacred Congregation for the Causes of Saints

7/29/2005: Notice on New Procedures in the Rite of Beatification by the Congregation for the Causes of Saints

5/17/2007: Sanctorum Mater by the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
Instruction: For Conducting Diocesan or Eparchial Inquiries in the Causes of Saints

Canonizations

7/16/1228: Mira Circa Nos by Pope Gregory IX
Bull: Canonizing St. Francis of Assisi

7/3/1234: Bull Canonizing St. Dominic by Pope Gregory IX

9/26/1255: Clara claris praeclara by Pope Alexander IV
Bull: On the Canonization of St. Clare of Assisi

4/14/1482: Superna caelestis by Pope Sixtus IV
Bull: Canonizing St. Bonaventure of Bagnoregio

5/17/1925: Vehementer Exultamus Hodie by Pope Pius XI
Bull: On the Canonization of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face

5/31/1954: Si Diligis by Ven. Pope Pius XII
Allocution: Canonization of St. Pius X

Beatifications

10/9/2005: On the Beatification of Clemens August Graf von Galen by Pope Benedict XVI

10/29/2005: On the Beatification of Joseph Tàpies and Six Companions, and María de los Ángeles Ginard Martí by Pope Benedict XVI

11/13/2005: On the Beatification of Charles de Foucauld, Maria Pia Mastena, Maria Crocifissa Curcio by Pope Benedict XVI

11/15/2005: On the Beatification of Anacleto González Flores and 8 Companions by Pope Benedict XVI

Reflections

9/30/1880: Grande Munus by Pope Leo XIII
Encyclical: On Ss. Cyril and Methodius

9/17/1882: Auspicato concessum by Pope Leo XIII
Encyclical: On St. Francis of Assisi

8/1/1897: Militantis Ecclesiae by Pope Leo XIII
Encyclical: On St. Peter Canisius

3/12/1904: Iucunda sane by Pope St. Pius X
Encyclical: On Pope Gregory the Great

4/21/1909: Communium rerum by Pope St. Pius X
Encyclical: On St. Anselm of Aosta

5/26/1910: Editae saepe by Pope St. Pius X
Encyclical: On St. Charles Borromeo

5/14/1919: In Hac Tanta by Pope Benedict XV
Encyclical: On St. Boniface

9/15/1920: Spiritus Paraclitus by Pope Benedict XV
Encyclical: On St. Jerome

6/29/1921: Fausto Appetente Die by Pope Benedict XV
Encyclical: On St. Dominic

1/26/1923: Rerum Omnium Perturbationem by Pope Pius XI
Encyclical: On St. Francis de Sales

6/29/1923: Studiorum Ducem by Pope Pius XI
Encyclical: On St. Thomas Aquinas

11/12/1923: Ecclesiam Dei by Pope Pius XI
Encyclical: On St. Josaphat

4/30/1926: Rite Expiatis by Pope Pius XI
Encyclical: On St. Francis of Assisi

4/9/1944: Orientalis Ecclesiae by Ven. Pope Pius XII
Encyclical: On St. Cyril, Patriarch of Alexandria

3/21/1947: Fulgens Radiatur by Ven. Pope Pius XII
Encyclical: On St. Benedict

5/24/1953: Doctor Mellifluus by Ven. Pope Pius XII
Encyclical: On St. Bernard of Clairvaux, the Last of the Fathers

6/5/1954: Ecclesiae Fastos by Ven. Pope Pius XII
Encyclical: On St. Boniface

5/16/1957: Invicti Athletae by Ven. Pope Pius XII
Encyclical: On St. Andrew Bobola

8/1/1959: Sacerdotii Nostri Primordia by Pope Bl. John XXIII
Encyclical: On St. John Vianney

6/2/1985: Slavorum Apostoli by Pope Bl. John Paul II
Encyclical: On Saints Cyril and Methodius

1/31/1988: Iuvenum Patris by Pope Bl. John Paul II
Letter: On the First Centenary of the Death of St. John Bosco

10/28/2008: On the Occasion of the Seventh Centenary of the Death of Blessed John Duns Scotus by Pope Benedict XVI

Declaring Doctors of the Church

3/14/1588: Triumphantis Hierusalem by Pope Sixtus V
Bull: St. Bonaventure, Seraphic Doctor of the Church

10/5/1920: Principi Apostolorum Petro by Pope Benedict XV
Encyclical: On St. Ephrem the Syrian

10/19/1997: Divini Amoris Scientia by Pope Bl. John Paul II
Apostolic Letter: Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face Is Proclaimed a Doctor of the Universal Church

Patronages

3/2/1922: Galliam, Ecclesiae filiam primogenitam by Pope Pius XI
Apostolic Letter: Declaring Our Lady of the Assumption and St. Joan of Arc Patron Saints of France

4/22/1960: Peculiare Studium by Pope Bl. John XXIII
Apostolic Letter: Constituting St. John Bosco Patron of Young Spanish Apprentices

12/16/1960: Agri Culturam by Pope Bl. John XXIII
Bull: Proclaiming St. Isidore the Worker Patron of Spanish Farmers and Peasants

10/1/1999: Spes Aedificandi by Pope Bl. John Paul II
Motu Proprio: Proclaiming Saint Bridget of Sweden, Saint Catherine of Siena, and Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross Co-Patronesses of Europe

10/31/2000: E Sancti Thomae Mori by Pope Bl. John Paul II
Motu Proprio: Proclaiming Saint Thomas More Patron Saint of Statesmen and Politicians

St. Joseph

8/15/1889: Quamquam Pluries by Pope Leo XIII
Encyclical: On Devotion to St. Joseph

3/19/1961: Le Voci by Pope Bl. John XXIII
Apostolic Letter: For the Protection of St. Joseph on the Second Vatican Council

8/15/1989: Redemptoris Custos by Pope Bl. John Paul II
Apostolic Exhortation: On the Person and Mission of Saint Joseph in the Life of Christ and the Church

Other

4/9/1990: Decree on the Cause for Canonization of Josemaría Escrivá by the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints

4/2/2011: Concerning Liturgical Worship in Honour of Blessed John Paul II by Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

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