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Added links. Nov 09, 2026
Modified link of Web site: LU Faculty SHARE - First-Century Biblical Canonization (PDF). Aug 05, 2026
Added a link. Nov 12, 2025
Article thoroughly revised. Sep 03, 2025
Add new Web site: LU Faculty SHARE - First-Century Biblical Canonization (PDF). Feb 28, 2025
Add new Web site: Eternal Word Television Network - Beatification and Canonization. Jan 21, 2025
Media added. Jun 24, 2024
Media added. Jun 14, 2024
Add new Web site: Orthodox Church in America - Canonization. May 16, 2024
Add new Web site: Academia - Canonization � a Non-Linear Process? Observing the Process of Canonization through the Christian (and Jewish) Papyri from Egypt. Nov 30, 2023
Add new Web site: Eternal Word Television Network - The Process of Beatification and Canonization. Jun 02, 2023
Add new Web site: Catholic Online - Beatification and Canonization. Mar 25, 2023
Add new Web site: McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia - Canonization. Jan 26, 2023
Added information about the title “Venerable” and mentioned the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints. Aug 09, 2022
Added an image of a canonization celebration. Jul 15, 2019
Added information on beatification and the addition of a saint to the church's general calendar. Jul 15, 2019
Add new Web site: Jewish Virtual Library - Canonization. Mar 10, 2014
Changed "at least two authentio miracles" to "one verified miracle." Mar 13, 2009
Article revised and updated. Jan 04, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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