Canonization Zygmunt Gorazdowski

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the canonization cause opened on 1 june 1989 after congregation causes of saints issued official nihil obstat , titled him servant of god; diocesan phase commenced in lviv archdiocese on 29 june 1989 , concluded sometime later before documents sent in boxes c.c.s. in rome validated process on 26 november 1993. positio dossier sent c.c.s. in 1993 investigation theologians approving contents on 8 june 1999 , c.c.s. following suit on 15 november 1999. life of heroic virtue received approval pope john paul ii titled him venerable on 20 december 1999.

one miracle required approval beatification; 1 such case investigated , sent c.c.s. in rome validated diocesan investigation on 25 february 2000; medical board approved case on 18 january 2001. theologians likewise approved on 27 march 2001 did c.c.s. on 23 april 2001. john paul ii approved miracle on 24 april 2001 , beatified gorazdowski @ lviv hippodrome on visit ukraine on 26 june 2001. second , definitive miracle sainthood investigated in diocesan process closed on 8 september 2003 , later received c.c.s. validation. medical experts approved on 24 june 2004 did theologians on 21 september 2004 , c.c.s. on 16 november 2004. john paul ii approved miracle on 20 december 2004; cardinal angelo sodano formalized date sanctification in consistory on 24 february 2005 on behalf of ill john paul ii. pope died on month later , successor pope benedict xvi canonized gorazdowski on 23 october 2005 in saint peter s square.