Patron Saint
Canonization
Definitions
100

I am the patron Saint of animals

Saint Francis of Assissi
100

Years it takes after someone's death to begin the canonization process

5

100

Something that has occurred by the grace of God which is scientifically inexplicable

Miracle

200

I am the Saint of relationships, marriages and love

St. Valentine

200

Correct order of titles one can have through the canonization process

Servant of God, Venerable, Blessed, Saint

200

Title given to someone that has been officially canonized by the church as sharing eternal life with God, and therefore offered for public veneration and imitation

Saint

300

The Saint of lost things

St. Anthony

300

Title someone gets when they are beatified

Blessed

300

Given to a candidate for sainthood whose cause is still under investigation, prior to being declared Venerable

Servant of God

400
Saint canonized 2 years after her death

St. Theresa

400

Group or person who makes recommendation to the Bishop for someone to be a Saint

Petitioner

400
Title given to a candidate for sainthood whose cause has not yet reached the beatification stage but whose heroic virtue has been declared by the Pope 

Venerable

500

Saint of anxiety and depression

St. Dymphna

500

Term officially used to declare someone a Saint

Canonize

500

Second stage in the process of proclaiming a person a saint. Occurs after rigorous investigation into a person's life to determine whether he/she demonstrates a heroic level of virtue or offered their life

Beatification