 |
Les papes de l'Église catholique de Rome |
| Nom
du pape ou de l'antipape
Name of the Pope or Antipope |
Début From |
Fin
To |
An. Yrs. |
Post Scriptum |
| † Saint Pierre / St. Peter |
32 |
67 |
35 |
Premier Pape / First Pope | ||||
| † Saint Lin / St. Linus |
67 |
76 |
9 |
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| † Saint Clet / St. Anacletus |
76 |
88 |
12 |
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| † Saint Clément I |
88 |
97 |
9 |
|||||
| † Saint Évariste / St. Evaristus |
97 |
105 |
8 |
|||||
| † Saint Alexandre I / St. Alexander I |
105 |
115 |
10 |
|||||
| † Saint Sixte Ier / St. Sixtus I -- Xystus I |
115 |
125 |
10 |
|
||||
| † Saint Télesphore / St. Telesphorus |
125 |
136 |
11 |
|||||
| † Saint Hygin / St. Hyginus |
136 |
140 |
4 |
|||||
| † Saint Pie Ier / St. Pius I |
140 |
155 |
15 |
|
||||
| † Saint Anicet / St. Anicetus |
155 |
166 |
11 |
|||||
| † Saint Soter |
166 |
175 |
9 |
|||||
| † Saint Éleuthère / St. Eleutherius |
175 |
189 |
14 |
|||||
|
† Saint Victor I |
189 |
199 |
10 |
|
||||
| † Saint Zéphyrin / St. Zephyrinus |
199 |
217 |
18 |
|||||
| † Saint Calixte / St. Callistus I |
217 |
222 |
5 |
|||||
| † Saint Urbain Ier / St. Urban I |
222 |
230 |
8 |
|||||
|
† Saint Ponuen / St. Pontain |
230 |
235 |
5 |
|
||||
| † Saint Antére / St. Anterus |
235 |
236 |
1 |
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| † Saint Fabien / St. Fabian |
236 |
250 |
14 |
|||||
| † Saint Corneille / St. Cornelius |
251 |
253 |
2 |
|||||
| † Saint Lucius I |
253 |
254 |
1 |
|||||
| † Saint Euenne I / St. Stephen I |
254 |
257 |
3 |
|||||
| † Saint Sixte II / St. Sixtus II |
257 |
258 |
1 |
|||||
| † Saint Denys / St. Dionysius |
260 |
268 |
9 |
|||||
| † Saint Félix I |
269 |
274 |
5 |
|||||
| † Saint Eutychien / St. Eutychian |
275 |
283 |
8 |
|||||
| † Saint Gius / St. Caius -- Gaius |
283 |
296 |
13 |
|||||
| † Saint Marcellin / St. Marcellinus |
296 |
304 |
8 |
|||||
| † Saint Marcel I / St. Marcellus I |
308 |
309 |
1 |
|||||
| † Saint Eusèbe / St. Eusebius |
+/- 309/310 |
+/- 309/310 |
2 |
|||||
| † Saint Miltiade / St. Miltiades |
311 |
314 |
3 |
|
||||
| † Saint Sylvestre I / St. Sylvester I |
314 |
335 |
21 |
|||||
| † Saint Marc / St. Marcus |
336 |
336 |
1 |
|||||
| † Saint Jules I / St. Julius I |
337 |
352 |
15 |
|||||
| Libère / Liberius |
352 |
366 |
14 |
|||||
| † Saint Damase I / St. Damasus I |
366 |
383 |
18 |
|||||
| † Saint Since / St. Siricius |
384 |
399 |
15 |
|||||
| † Saint Anastase I / St. Anastasius I |
399 |
401 |
2 |
|||||
| † Saint Innocent I |
401 |
417 |
16 |
|||||
| † Saint Zosime / St. Zosimus |
417 |
418 |
1 |
|||||
| † Saint Boniface I |
418 |
422 |
4 |
|||||
| † Saint Célestin I / St. Celestine I |
422 |
432 |
10 |
|||||
| † Saint Sixte III / St. Sixtus III |
432 |
440 |
8 |
|||||
| † Saint Léon Ier le Grand / St. Leo I (the Great) |
440 |
461 |
21 |
|||||
| † Saint Hilaire / St. Hilarius |
461 |
468 |
7 |
|||||
| † Saint Simplice / St. Simplicius |
468 |
483 |
15 |
|||||
| † Saint Félix III (II) |
483 |
492 |
9 |
|||||
| † Saint Gélase I / St. Gelasius I |
492 |
496 |
4 |
|
||||
| Anastase II / Anastasius II |
496 |
498 |
2 |
|||||
| † Saint Symmaque / St. Symmachus |
498 |
514 |
16 |
|||||
| † Saint Hormisdas |
514 |
523 |
9 |
|||||
| † Saint Jean I / St. John I |
523 |
526 |
3 |
|||||
| † Saint Félix IV (III) |
526 |
530 |
4 |
|||||
|
Boniface II |
530 |
532 |
2 |
|
||||
| Jean II / John II |
533 |
535 |
2 |
|||||
| † Saint Agapet / St. Agapetus I -- Agapitus I |
535 |
536 |
1 |
|||||
| † Saint Silvère / St. Silverius |
536 |
537 |
1 |
|||||
| Vigile / Vigilius |
537 |
555 |
18 |
|||||
| Pélage I / Pelagius I |
556 |
561 |
5 |
|
||||
| Jean III / John III |
561 |
574 |
13 |
|||||
| Benoît Ier / Benedict I |
575 |
579 |
4 |
|||||
| Pélage II / Pelagius II |
579 |
590 |
11 |
|||||
| † Saint Grégoire I le Grand / St. Gregory I (the Great) |
590 |
604 |
14 |
|||||
| Sabinien / Sabinian |
604 |
606 |
2 |
|||||
| Boniface III |
607 |
607 |
1 |
|||||
| † Saint Boniface IV |
608 |
615 |
7 |
|||||
| † Saint Dieudonné I / St. Deusdedit (Adéodatus I) |
615 |
618 |
3 |
|||||
| Boniface V |
619 |
625 |
6 |
|||||
| Honorius I |
625 |
638 |
13 |
|||||
| Séverin / Severinus |
640 |
640 |
< 1 |
|||||
| Jean IV / John IV |
640 |
642 |
2 |
|||||
| Théodore I |
642 |
649 |
7 |
|||||
| † Saint Martin I |
649 |
655 |
6 |
|||||
| † Saint Eugène I |
655 |
657 |
3 |
|||||
| † Saint Vitalien / St. Vitalian |
657 |
672 |
15 |
|||||
| Dieudonné II (Adéodat II) / Adeodatus II |
672 |
676 |
4 |
|||||
| Domnus ou/or Donus |
676 |
678 |
2 |
|||||
| † Saint Agathon / St. Agatho |
678 |
681 |
3 |
|||||
| † Saint Léon II / St. Leo II |
682 |
683 |
1 |
|||||
| † Saint Benoît II / St. Benedict II |
684 |
685 |
1 |
|||||
| Jean V / John V |
685 |
686 |
1 |
|||||
| Conon |
686 |
687 |
1 |
|||||
| † Saint Serge I / St. Sergius I |
687 |
701 |
14 |
|||||
| Jean VI / John VI |
701 |
705 |
4 |
|||||
| Jean VII / John VII |
705 |
707 |
2 |
|||||
| Sisinnius |
708 |
708 |
< 1 |
21 jours / 21 days | ||||
| Constantin / Constantine |
708 |
715 |
7 |
|||||
| † Saint Grégoire II / St. Gregory II |
715 |
731 |
16 |
|||||
| † Saint Grégoire III / St. Gregory III |
731 |
741 |
10 |
|||||
|
† Saint Zacharie / St. Zachary |
741 |
752 |
11 |
|
||||
| Étienne II (III) / Stephen II (III) |
752 |
757 |
5 |
|||||
| † Saint Paul I |
757 |
767 |
10 |
|||||
| Étienne (IV) / Stephen IV |
767 |
772 |
4 |
|||||
|
Adrien I / Adrian I |
772 |
795 |
23 |
|
||||
| † Saint Léon III / St. Leo III |
795 |
816 |
21 |
|||||
| Étienne V / Stephen V |
816 |
817 |
1 |
|||||
| † Saint Pascal I / St. Paschal I |
817 |
824 |
7 |
|||||
| Eugène II |
824 |
827 |
3 |
|||||
| Valentin / Valentine |
827 |
827 |
< 1 |
|||||
| Grégoire IV / Gregory IV |
827 |
844 |
17 |
|||||
| † Serge II / Sergius II |
844 |
847 |
3 |
|||||
| † Saint Léon IV / St. Leo IV |
847 |
855 |
8 |
|||||
| Benoît III / Benedict III |
855 |
858 |
3 |
|||||
| † Saint Nicolas I le Grand / St. Nicholas I (the Great) |
858 |
867 |
9 |
|||||
|
Adrien II / Adrian II |
867 |
872 |
5 |
|
||||
|
Jean VIII / John VIII |
872 |
882 |
10 |
|
||||
| Marin I / Marinus I |
882 |
884 |
2 |
|||||
| † Saint Adrien III / St. Adrian III |
884 |
885 |
1 |
|||||
| Étienne VI / Stephen VI |
885 |
891 |
6 |
|||||
| Formose / Formosus |
891 |
896 |
5 |
|||||
| Boniface VI |
896 |
Apr. 896 |
< 1 |
16 jours / 16 days | ||||
| Étienne VII / Stephen VII |
896 |
897 |
1 |
|||||
| Romain / Romanus |
897 |
897 |
< 1 |
|||||
| Théodore II |
897 |
897 |
< 1 |
20 jours / 20 days | ||||
| Jean IX / John IX |
898 |
900 |
2 |
|||||
| Benoît IV / Benedict IV |
900 |
903 |
3 |
|||||
| Léon V / Leo V |
903 |
903 |
1 |
|||||
| Serge III / Sergius III |
904 |
911 |
7 |
|||||
| Anastase III / Anastasius III |
911 |
913 |
2 |
|||||
| Landon / Lando |
913 |
914 |
1 |
|||||
| Jean X / John X |
914 |
928 |
14 |
|||||
| Léon VI / Leo VI |
928 |
928 |
< 1 |
|||||
| Étienne VIII / Stephen VIII |
929 |
931 |
3 |
|||||
| Jean XI / John XI |
931 |
935 |
4 |
|||||
| Léon VII / Leo VII |
936 |
939 |
3 |
|||||
| Étienne IX / Stephen IX |
939 |
942 |
3 |
|||||
| Marin II / Marinus II |
942 |
946 |
4 |
|||||
| Agapet II / Agapetus II |
946 |
955 |
9 |
|||||
|
Jean XII / John XII |
955 |
963 |
9 |
Pape le plus jeune / Youngest pope (age 18-19) | ||||
|
Léon VIII / Leo VIII |
963 |
964 |
2 |
|
||||
|
Benoît V / Benedict V |
964 |
964 |
< 1 |
Antipape / Antipope | ||||
| Jean XIII / John XIII |
965 |
972 |
7 |
|||||
| Benoît VI / Benedict VI |
973 |
974 |
1 |
|||||
| Benoît VII / Benedict VII |
974 |
983 |
9 |
|||||
| Jean XIV / John XIV |
983 |
984 |
1 |
|||||
| Jean XV / John XV |
985 |
996 |
11 |
|||||
| Grégoire V / Gregory V |
996 |
999 |
3 |
|
||||
| Jean XVI / John XVI |
997 |
998 |
1 |
|||||
|
Sylvestre II / Sylvester II |
999 |
1003 |
4 |
|
||||
| Jean XVII / John XVII |
1003 |
1003 |
1 |
|||||
| Jean XVIII / John XVIII |
1003 |
1009 |
5 |
|||||
| Serge IV / Sergius IV |
1009 |
1012 |
3 |
|||||
| Benoît VIII / Benedict VIII |
1012 |
1024 |
12 |
|||||
| Jean XIX / John XIX |
1024 |
1032 |
8 |
|||||
| Benoît IX / Benedict IX |
1032 |
1045 |
12 |
|
||||
| Sylvestre III / Sylvester III |
1045 |
1045 |
< 1 |
|||||
| Grégoire VI / Gregory VI |
1045 |
1046 |
1 |
|
||||
| Clément II |
1046 |
1047 |
1 |
|
||||
| Benoît IX, le nouveau / Benedict IX |
1047 |
1048 |
1 |
|||||
| Damase II / Damasus II |
1048 |
1048 |
<1 |
|
||||
| † Saint Léon IX / St. Leo IX |
1049 |
1054 |
5 |
|
||||
| Victor II |
1055 |
1057 |
2 |
|
||||
| Étienne X / Stephen X |
1057 |
1058 |
1 |
|
||||
| Benoît X / Benedict X |
1058 |
1060 |
2 |
Antipape / Antipope | ||||
| Nicolas II / Nicholas II |
1058 |
1061 |
3 |
|
||||
| Alexandre II / Alexander II |
1061 |
1073 |
12 |
|||||
| † Saint Grégoire VII / St. Gregory VII |
1073 |
1085 |
12 |
|||||
| ☼ Bienheureux Victor III / Blessed Victor III |
1086 |
1087 |
1 |
|||||
|
☼ Bienheureux Urbain II / Blessed Urban II |
1088 |
1099 |
11 |
|
||||
| Pascal II / Paschal II |
1099 |
1118 |
19 |
|||||
| Gélase II / Gelasius II |
1118 |
1119 |
1 |
|||||
| Calixte II / Callistus II |
1119 |
1124 |
5 |
|
||||
| Honorius II |
1124 |
1130 |
6 |
|||||
| Innocent II |
1130 |
1143 |
13 |
|||||
| Célestin II / Celestine II |
1143 |
1144 |
1 |
|||||
| Lucius II |
1144 |
1145 |
1 |
|||||
| ☼ Bienheureux Eugène III / Blessed Eugene III |
1145 |
1153 |
8 |
|||||
| Anastase IV / Anastasius IV |
1153 |
1154 |
1 |
|||||
|
Adrien IV / Adrian IV |
1154 |
1159 |
5 |
|
||||
| Alexandre III / Alexander III |
1159 |
1181 |
22 |
|
||||
| Lucius III |
1181 |
1185 |
4 |
|||||
| Urbain III / Urban III |
1185 |
1187 |
2 |
|||||
| Grégoire VIII / Gregory VIII |
1187 |
1187 |
< 1 |
|||||
| Clément III |
1187 |
1191 |
4 |
|||||
| Célestin III / Celestine III |
1191 |
1198 |
7 |
|||||
| Innocent III |
1198 |
1216 |
18 |
|||||
| Honorius III |
1216 |
1227 |
11 |
|||||
| Grégoire IX / Gregory IX |
1227 |
1241 |
14 |
|||||
| Célestin IV / Celestine IV |
1241 |
1241 |
<1 |
17 jours / 17 days | ||||
| Innocent IV |
1243 |
1254 |
11 |
|||||
| Alexandre IV / Alexander IV |
1254 |
1261 |
7 |
|||||
| Urbain IV / Urban IV |
1261 |
1264 |
3 |
|
||||
| Clément IV |
1265 |
1268 |
3 |
|
||||
| ☼ Bienheureux Grégoire X / Blessed Gregory X |
1271 |
1276 |
5 |
|||||
| ☼ Bienheureux Innocent V / Blessed Innocent V |
1276 |
1276 |
< 1 |
|
||||
| Adrien V |
1276 |
1276 |
< 1 |
|||||
|
Jean XXI / John XXI |
1276 |
1277 |
1 |
|
||||
| Nicolas III / Nicholas III |
1277 |
1280 |
3 |
|||||
| Martin IV |
1281 |
1285 |
4 |
|
||||
| Honorius IV |
1285 |
1287 |
2 |
|||||
| Nicolas IV / Nicholas IV |
1288 |
1292 |
4 |
|||||
| † Saint Celestin V / St. Celestine V |
1294 |
1294 |
< 1 |
|
||||
| Boniface VIII |
1294 |
1303 |
9 |
|||||
| ☼ Bienheureux Benoît XI / Blessed Benedict XI |
1303 |
1304 |
1 |
|||||
| Clément V |
1305 |
1314 |
9 |
|
||||
| Jean XXII / John XXII |
1316 |
1334 |
18 |
|
||||
| Benoît XII / Benedict XII |
1334 |
1342 |
8 |
|
||||
| Clement VI |
1342 |
1352 |
10 |
|
||||
| Innocent VI |
1352 |
1362 |
10 |
|
||||
| ☼ Bienheureux Urbain V / Blessed Urban V |
1362 |
1370 |
8 |
|
||||
| Grégoire XI / Gregory XI |
1370 |
1378 |
8 |
|
||||
|
Urbain VI / Urban VI [Pape romain / Roman Pope] |
1378 |
1389 |
11 |
Schisme / Schism | ||||
| Clément VII [Pape d'Avignon / Avignon Pope] |
1378 |
1394 |
16 |
Schisme / Schism |
||||
| Boniface IX [Pape romain / Roman Pope] |
1389 |
1404 |
15 |
Schisme / Schism |
||||
| Benoît XIII / Benedict XIII [Pape d'Avignon / Avignon Pope] |
1394 |
1423 |
29 |
Schisme / Schism |
||||
| Innocent VII [Pape romain / Roman Pope] |
1404 |
1406 |
2 |
Schisme / Schism |
||||
| Grégoire XII / Gregory XII [Pape romain / Roman Pope] |
1406 |
1415 |
9 |
|
||||
| Alexandre V / Alexander V [Pape de Pise / Pisian Pope] |
1409 |
1410 |
1 |
Schisme / Schism |
||||
| Jean XXIII / John XXIII [Pape de Pise / Pisian Pope] |
1410 |
1415 |
5 |
Schisme / Schism |
||||
| Martin V |
1417 |
1431 |
14 |
|||||
| Eugène IV |
1431 |
1447 |
16 |
|||||
| Nicolas V / Nicholas V |
1447 |
1455 |
8 |
|||||
|
Calixte III / Callistus III |
1455 |
1458 |
3 |
|
||||
| Pie II / Pius II |
1458 |
1464 |
6 |
|||||
| Paul II |
1464 |
1471 |
7 |
|||||
| Sixte IV / Sixtus IV |
1471 |
1484 |
13 |
|||||
| Innocent VIII |
1484 |
1492 |
8 |
|||||
| Alexandre VI / Alexander VI |
1492 |
1503 |
11 |
|||||
| Pie III / Pius III |
1503 |
1503 |
< 1 |
27 jours / 27 days | ||||
| Jules II / Julius II |
1503 |
1513 |
10 |
|||||
| Léon X / Leo X |
1513 |
1521 |
8 |
|||||
| Adrien VI / Adrian VI |
1522 |
1523 |
1 |
|
||||
| Clément VII |
1523 |
1534 |
11 |
|||||
| Paul III |
1534 |
1549 |
15 |
|||||
| Jules III / Julius III |
1550 |
1555 |
5 |
|||||
| Marcel II / Marcellus II |
1555 |
1555 |
< 1 |
22 jours / 22 days | ||||
| Paul IV |
1555 |
1559 |
4 |
|||||
| Pie IV / Pius IV |
1559 |
1565 |
6 |
|||||
| † Saint Pie V / St. Pius V |
1566 |
1572 |
6 |
|
||||
| Grégoire XIII / Gregory XIII |
1572 |
1585 |
13 |
|||||
| Sixte Quint / Sixtus V |
1585 |
1590 |
5 |
|||||
|
Urbain VII / Urban VII |
1590 |
1590 |
< 1 |
|
||||
| Grégoire XIV / Gregory XIV |
1590 |
1591 |
1 |
|||||
| Innocent IX |
1591 |
1591 |
1 |
|||||
| Clément VIII |
1592 |
1605 |
13 |
|||||
| Léon XI / Leo XI |
1605 |
1605 |
< 1 |
27 jours / 27 days | ||||
|
Paul V |
1605 |
1621 |
16 |
|
||||
| Grégoire XV / Gregory XV |
1621 |
1623 |
2 |
|||||
| Urbain VIII / Urban VIII |
1623 |
1644 |
21 |
|||||
| Innocent X |
1644 |
1655 |
11 |
|||||
| Alexandre VII / Alexander VII |
1655 |
1667 |
12 |
|||||
| Clément IX |
1667 |
1669 |
2 |
|||||
| Clément X |
1670 |
1676 |
6 |
|||||
| ☼ Bienheureux Innocent XI / Blessed Innocent XI |
1676 |
1689 |
13 |
|||||
| Alexandre VIII / Alexander VIII |
1689 |
1691 |
2 |
|||||
| Innocent XII |
1691 |
1700 |
9 |
|||||
| Clément XI |
1700 |
1721 |
21 |
|||||
| Innocent XIII |
1721 |
1724 |
3 |
|||||
| Benoît XIII / Benedict XIII |
1724 |
1730 |
6 |
|||||
| Clément XII |
1730 |
1740 |
10 |
|||||
| Benoît XIV / Benedict XIV |
1740 |
1758 |
18 |
|||||
| Clément XIII |
1758 |
1769 |
11 |
|||||
| Clément XIV |
1769 |
1774 |
5 |
|||||
| Pie VI / Pius VI |
1775 |
1799 |
24 |
|||||
| Pie VII / Pius VII |
1800 |
1823 |
23 |
|||||
| Léon XII / Leo XII |
1823 |
1829 |
6 |
|||||
| Pie VIII / Pius VIII |
1829 |
1830 |
1 |
|||||
| Grégoire XVI / Gregory XVI |
1831 |
1846 |
15 |
|||||
|
☼ Bienheureux Pie IX / Blessed Pius IX |
1846 |
1878 |
31 |
Le plus long/Longest Reign | ||||
| Léon XIII / Leo XIII |
1878 |
1903 |
25 |
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| † Saint Pie X / St. Pius X |
1903 |
1914 |
11 |
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| Benoît XV / Benedict XV |
1914 |
1922 |
8 |
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| Pie XI / Pius XI |
1922 |
1939 |
17 |
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| Pie XII / Pius XII |
1939 |
1958 |
19 |
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| ☼ Bienheureux Jean XXIII / Blessed John XXIII |
1958 |
1963 |
5 |
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| Paul VI |
1963 |
1978 |
15 |
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| Jean-Paul I / John Paul I |
1978 |
1978 |
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33 jours / 33 days | ||||
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Jean-Paul II / John Paul II |
1978 |
2005 |
26 |
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| Benoît XVI / Benedict XVI [265e pape / 265th pope] | 2005 | 2013 | 7 |
Résignation papale : Fév. 2013 Papal resignation: Feb. 2013
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François / Francis |
2013 | ... |
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« L'Église catholique procède de manière formelle à la déclaration de la sainteté de certaines personnes, par le biais de la Congrégation pour les causes des saints. Cela passe par les étapes de la "vénérabilité" puis de la béatification puis de la canonisation. On notera que le « procès en canonisation » prend les formes d'un procès légal et que l'équivalent de la « partie civile » (qui défend la thèse de la non sainteté) est tenu par une personne qui a traditionnellement reçu le surnom d'avocat du diable (terme qui est passé dans la langue courante). L'avocat du diable a été supprimé lors de la canonisation du fondateur de l'Opus Dei, Josémaria Escriva de Balaguer ». [Wikipédia, <https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint>, avril 2005]. " In the Roman Catholic church, the title of Saint - with a capital 'S' - refers to a person who has been formally canonized (officially recognized) by the Church. This takes place sometime after the person’s death and by this definition, never refers to a living person. Formal Canonization is a lengthy process often taking many years, even centuries. The individual is thoroughly investigated by the church and often a number of visions and miracles have to be linked to the person in order to declare them a Saint. Also, by this definition there are many people in heaven who are not Saints simply because their lives were not exemplary (though they still went to heaven) and the church does not wish to uphold the individual as an example to be emulated ". [Wikipedia, <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint>, April 2005].
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« La béatification est considérée telle une étape permettant éventuellement une déclaration de sainteté ; elle s'obtient suite à une déclaration de "vénérabilité" mais précède l'étape de la canonisation. Contrairement à la canonisation, la plupart des théologiens ne considèrent la béatitude telle une déclaration infaillible de la part de l'Église. Le pape Jean-Paul II a, lors de son pontificat, modifié considérablement la pratique de la béatification. Depuis octobre 2004, il a béatifié 1340 individus, soit plus que l'ensemble des béatifications effectuées par ses prédécesseurs depuis le pape Sixte V, qui établit une procédure de béatification similaire à celle en pratique aujourd'hui ». [Wikipedia, <https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Béatification>, avril 2005]. " Beatification is considered to be a step towards being declared a saint, usually following the step of being declared venerable and preceding the step of canonisation as a saint. Unlike canonization, most theologians do not consider the declaration of beatitude to be an infallible statement of the Church. Pope John Paul II has markedly changed previous Catholic practice regarding beatification. As of October 2004, he has beatified 1,340 people, more than the sum of all of his predecessors since Pope Sixtus V, who established a beatification precedure similar to that used today ". [Wikipedia, <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatification>, April 2005].
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