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The Catholic Church's way of saying you're probably in heaven, but let's not get crazy yet.
means A formal step in the Catholic Church by which a deceased person is declared 'Blessed,' officially recognized as worthy of public veneration and one miracle away from full sainthood.
from From Latin 'beatus' (blessed, happy) plus 'facere' (to make) — literally 'to make blessed.' Beatus traces back to a root meaning fortunate or happy, the same root that gives us 'beatific.' The Church formalized beatification as a distinct step before canonization over centuries, turning an ordinary Latin adjective for happiness into a bureaucratic rung on the ladder to sainthood.
- step before
- canonization is the actual sainthood, this is semifinals
- requires
- one certified miracle, verified posthumously by committee
- earns you
- the title Blessed, plus regional worship rights
- martyrs skip
- dying for the faith waives the miracle requirement