In the
Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
, ''The Venerable'' is the title used for a person who has been posthumously declared "heroic in virtue" during the investigation and process leading to
canonization
Canonization is the declaration of a deceased person as an officially recognized saint, specifically, the official act of a Christian communion declaring a person worthy of public veneration and entering their name in the canon catalogue of ...
as a
saint
In religious belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of Q-D-Š, holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term ''saint'' depends on the context and Christian denomination, denominat ...
.
The following is an incomplete list of people declared to be
venerable
The Venerable (''venerabilis'' in Latin) is a style, a title, or an epithet which is used in some Western Christian churches, or it is a translation of similar terms for clerics in Eastern Orthodoxy and monastics in Buddhism.
Christianity
Cathol ...
. The list is in alphabetical order by Christian name but, if necessary, by surname or the place or attribute part of the name.
See also
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List of blesseds
This is a list of beatified individuals or blesseds according to the Catholic Church. The list is in alphabetical order by Christian name but, if necessary, by surname, the place or attribute part of name as well.
See also
*Chronological li ...
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List of saints
This sortable list of Christian saints includes—where known—a surname, location, and personal attribute (or those attributes included as part of the historical name).
Listed
Canonized Roman Catholic saints have been through a formal institu ...
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List of Servants of God
In the Catholic Church, ''Servant of God'' is the style used for a person who has been posthumously declared "heroic in virtue" during the investigation and process leading to canonisation as a saint.List of venerated couples
The following is a list of modern-day couples recognized by various Christian denominations to have lived such an exemplary holy lives in marriage and are under the process for canonization.
Catholic Church Under canonization process
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Venerable
The Venerable (''venerabilis'' in Latin) is a style, a title, or an epithet which is used in some Western Christian churches, or it is a translation of similar terms for clerics in Eastern Orthodoxy and monastics in Buddhism.
Christianity
Cathol ...
References
External links
Patron Saints Index
{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Venerable People
Venerated Catholics
Veneration ( la, veneratio; el, τιμάω ), 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. Angels are shown similar veneration in many religions. Etym ...
Ven
Ven may refer to:
Places
* Ven, Heeze-Leende, a hamlet in the Netherlands
* Ven (Sweden), an island
* Ven, Tajikistan, a town
* VEN or Venezuela
Other uses
* von Economo neurons, also called ''spindle neurons''
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