SAINTS AND MARTYRS: SOME CONTEMPORARY CONSIDERATIONS.

From: Theological Studies | Date: September 1, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

[The author looks at recent theological literature on saints and martyrs under the following rubrics: the saintly life as a theological resource, recent reflections on the communion of saints, and current reflections on martyrdom, especially martyrs in the 20th century.]

POPE JOHN PAUL II's zeal in promoting the beatification and canonization of saints is without parallel in the modern history of the Catholic Church. With well over 700 beatifications and more than 200 canonizations, the pope has exceeded all of his predecessors over the past two centuries combined. Some commentators ...

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