Lives of the English Martyrs, Vol. 1 : Declared Blessed by Pope Leo XIII. in 1886 and 1895; Martyrs Under Henry VIII (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Lives of the English Martyrs, Vol. 1: Declared Blessed by Pope Leo XIII. In 1886 and 1895; Martyrs Under Henry VIII

But the most important legislation on this subject dates from Urban VIII., who in the year 1634 issued a famous Bull in which the process of canonization is minutely prescribed. It will be sufficient here to explain that this long process, which generally lasts a century and more, may be divided into three principal stages. In the first the Bishop of the diocese, where the servant of God is honoured, collects evidence by what is called an Informative or Ordinary Process, in order to satisfy the Holy See that the cause is deserving of attention in the Pope's own Court. If this is found satisfactory at Rome the Pope then issues a decree ordering the cause of the venerable servant of God to be introduced before the Sacred Congregation of Rites. From this point the servant of God is described as Venerable and may be so invoked, but in private only.

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