St. Margaret of Castello Canonized After 700 Year Wait By BlackFriars On April 24, Margaret of Castello (1287-1320) was canonized by Pope Francis after 700 years of being honored unofficially as a saint and miracle worker. Born blind, disfigured, and short of stature,...
Popular devotion to Dominic increased after his death, and in 1234, only 13 years later, he was canonized by Pope Gregory IX, formerly Cardinal Ugolino, who earlier had been his patron. Canonization involved two boards of inquiry–one in Bologna and one in...
