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 daymarked 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 Wednesday February 15.

Commemoration of Blessed Onesimus who, being a fugitive slave, was welcomed by Paul and begot as a son in faith, uniting himself to Christ, as the apostle wrote to his master Philemon (1st century).

With this character is other saints and martyrs which are also celebrated this Wednesday, February 15 as follows:

San Claudio La Colombiere

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Saint Georgia

San Quinido

Saint Severus of Valeria

St. Siegfried

St. Walfrido

A general view of a mass for the canonization of 19th century British Cardinal John Henry Newman, a Swiss laywoman, an Indian nun, an Italian nun and a nun known as ‘Mother Teresa of Brazil’, at the Vatican, on October 13, 2019. (REUTERS/Remo Casilli)

The Catholic and Orthodox Church uses canonization to declare a deceased person a saint.which implies the inclusion of her name in the canon (list of recognized saints) and the authorization 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 investigation of the life of the person to be sanctified and there are four ways to obtain the appointment: the path of heroic virtues; the path of martyrdom; that of exceptional causes, confirmed by an ancient cult and written sources; and the offer of life.

Moreover, it is an essential requirement who performed at least two miracles (or one in the case of being a martyr). Canonization is made in a solemn papal declaration and a feast day is assigned for liturgical veneration.

There is no set time limit for proceeding with the canonization of a character, since there is even cases like that of San Pedro Damián who was canonized up to 756 years after his death or, conversely, the case of San Antonio de Padua which was named up to 352 days after his death.

The last canonization took place in October 2019, when the pope declared Cardinal John Henry Newman and Sister Dulce of Brazil saints.

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