Canonization
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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 enter
Canonization of Elizabeth of Hungary in 1235, by Sándor Liezen-Mayer (1863)
Pope Pius II canonizes Catherine of Siena.
A statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Lutheran Church of Saint-Pierre-le-Jeune, Strasbourg
The Turkish atrocities in Bulgaria (1876). On 3 April 2011, Batak massacre victims were canonized as saints.
Roman Curia
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The Roman Curia comprises the administrative institutions of the Holy See. It is sometimes incorrectly referred to as the Vatican Curia.
The headquarters of the Propaganda fide in Rome with north facade on Piazza di Spagna by architect Bernini; seen here is the southwest facade by Borromini: etching by Giuseppe Vasi, 1761
The Basilica of the Annunciation is the largest Christian church building in the Middle East under the supervision of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches.
Laocoön and His Sons in the Vatican Museum, which was under the care of the Dicastery for Culture and Education.
A depiction of Pope Gregory IX excommunicating Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II.