Good deeds, deadly sacrifices, and even inexplicable occurrences arising from apparent divinity, are the reasons why different individuals have been beatified and canonized by the Vatican carry with him the name of saint.

Every day marked on the calendar, commemorates the life and death of those beings, men and women, who have dedicated their lives to the same Catholic Church which has earned them the appointment.

It is the day of the saint Saturday February 18.

At Toledo, in Hispania, Saint Eladio, who, after directing the public affairs of the royal palace, was abbot of the monastery of Agali and later raised to the bishopric of Toledo, distinguished himself by examples of charity.

With this character is other saints and martyrs which are also celebrated this Saturday, February 18 as follows:

  • Abbot of San Angilbert
  • Saint Francis Regis Clet
  • Saint Sadoth and his companions
  • San Tarasio
  • Saint Theotone
  • Saint Jean Pierre Néel and his companions
  • Blessed Gertrude (Catalina) Comensoli
  • Beato Guillermo Harrington
  • Blessed George Kaszyra
  • Blessed John of Fiesole Angelico
  • Canonization of priest José Gabriel Brochero.

The Catholic and Orthodox Church uses canonization to declare a deceased person a saint who during his life made sacrifices or was linked to a divine event in favor of the church.

This involves including the person’s name in the canon (list of recognized saints) and permission is granted by the Catholic Church to venerate her, acknowledging her power before God.

During Christianity, people were recognized as saints without the need for a formal process; however, this changed in the Middle Ages. In the case of Catholicism, the Church must make an exhaustive inquiry into the life of the person to be sanctified.

For the Catholic Church, there are four ways to achieve this: the way of heroic virtues; the path of martyrdom; that of exceptional causes, confirmed by an ancient cult and written sources; and the offer of life.

Catholicism is one of the most practiced religions in the world. The most recent data from the Vatican – in particular from its Ecclesial Statistical Yearbook – indicate that there are more 1,360 million Catholics in the world.

The American continent is where the most Catholics predominate, with nearly half of those registered by the Vatican, being more than a quarter located in South America.

In recent years, the Vatican has realized that the presence of Catholics has grown considerably on two continents: Asia -especially the Middle East- and Africa.

In contrast, religious rates in Europe declined, while in Oceania they remained stable.

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