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"Approved cult" is also used for post-eleventh-century individuals whose
veneration has been sanctioned for a particular locality or a particular
order but who have not yet been formally beatified or declared saints.
An example would be Conrad/Corrado of Noto (or of Piacenza), d. 1395;
cult said to have been approved in 1515, formally beatified only in
1544, and canonized in 1615. From 1515 to 1544, C. will have had an
approved cult but no formal title of beatitude or sanctity.
Beyond this, biographical accounts of later medieval or of modern
persons sometimes use the term "cult approved" as a general indication
that veneration has been permitted. Sometimes they qualify that by
specifying "with the title of blessed" or "with the title of saint"; at
other times, though, they don't specify, even in cases of individuals
recognized as "blessed" or declared to be saints. So one cannot infer
from the mere appearance of this term what sort of formal recognition
has been granted.
Best,
John Dillon
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From: Phyllis Jestice <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thursday, February 3, 2005 8:42 pm
Subject: "approved" cults
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and
> culture
> >I think the "approved cult" label is only used for early medieval
> >saints and only in cases where somebody has gone to the bother of
> >getting an official Roman seal of approval for a longstanding cult.
> >The vast majority of pre-twelfth century saints remain
> >"non-approved"---rather than reviewed and rejected.
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