Beatification

Pope John Paul II beatified more people than many of the popes before him put together.

Beatification (from Latin beatus, blessed, Greek μακάριος, makarios and Latin facere, make) is a recognition given by the Catholic Church of a dead person's entrance into Heaven and power to help people who pray in his or her name. Beatification is the third of the four steps in the canonization process. A person who is beatified is given the title "Blessed".

Beatification Media

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  Pope Pius IX (1792–1878), beatified on 3 September 2000 by Pope John Paul II.

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  Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi, first and only Nigerian to attain any level of official sainthood. He was beatified by Pope John Paul II on 22 March 1998.

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  Pope John Paul II (1920–2005) beatified more people than all his predecessors had during the previous 400 years, and was himself beatified six years after his death, on Divine Mercy Sunday 2011.

Other websites

• List of all Blesseds in the Catholic Church by Giga-Catholic Information.

Stages of Canonization in the Catholic Church
Servant of God   →   Venerable   →   Blessed   →   Saint