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Beatifications By Pope Francis
From his election in 2013 until his death in 2025, Pope Francis authorized the beatification of 1,541 people, including three equipollent beatifications. The pope has continued the practice of having beatifications celebrated in the place of the individual's origin, although he has presided over beatifications himself on three occasions: for Paul Yun Ji-Chung and 123 companions, for his predecessor Pope Paul VI, and for two Colombian martyrs. The names listed below are from the Holy See website and are listed by year, then date. The locations given are the locations of the beatification ceremonies, not necessarily the birthplaces or homelands of the beatified. 2013–2016 7 April 2013, Córdoba, Spain * Cristobal of Saint Catherine (1638–1690) 13 April 2013, Venice, Italy * Luca Passi (1789–1866) 21 April 2013, Sondrio, Italy * Nicolò Rusca (1563–1618) 4 May 2013, Baependi, Minas Gerais, Brazil * Francisca de Paula de Jesus (1810–1895) 11 May 2013, Rome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Papal Conclave
A papal conclave was held on 12 and 13 March 2013 to elect a new pope to succeed Benedict XVI, who had resigned on 28 February 2013. Of the 117 eligible Cardinal electors in the 2013 papal conclave, cardinal electors, all but two attended. On the fifth ballot, the conclave elected Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, the archbishop of Buenos Aires. After accepting his election, he Papal name, took the name ''Francis''. Papal election process The papal election process began soon after the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI on 28 February 2013. Since both Angelo Sodano and Roger Etchegaray, the Dean of the College of Cardinals, dean and vice-dean of the College of Cardinals, respectively, were ineligible to participate in the conclave due to age, Giovanni Battista Re from Italy, the most senior cardinal bishop under 80, presided over the conclave. Timing and rule change In 1996, Pope John Paul II fixed the start date of the conclave at 15 to 20 days after the papacy became vacant in ''Univers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
