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~ Databases ~ |
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This page leads to the main
databases of the website. Fundamental information on models of
holiness featured in the website - including names, affiliations,
birth and death data, status of beatification causes, addresses
of actors, - can be found at this page. To obtain these data, click the hyperlinks on the left hand side
marked Years,
Group Martyrs, Ceremonies, and Countries.
Entries for each individual model of holiness are
listed either according to years of death (click
Years) or, in case the individual is part of
a collective beatification cause for a group of martyrs, group
association (click
Group Martyrs).
These data were drawn
from the Index ac Status Causarum [1941; 1953; 1962; 1975;
1985; 1988; 1999], Bibliotheca
Sanctorum [1961-70; 1987; 2000], Attività della Santa Sede
[1943-present], Martyrologium Romanum [2001], Dizionario degli Istituti di Perfezione
[1974-2003], regular updates transmitted by the Congregation of
the Causes of Saints (CCS), and
information sent by
the actors of beatification and canonization causes.
Four sets of data are presented for each
model of holiness, as in the following
example:
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(1) The first set of
data pertain to basic biographical facts:
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The first entry refers to the date and
place of death. In the case of
martyrs, one of the following Latin phrases are attached
to the place of death:
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in odium fidei: killed out of hatred for
the faith
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in defensum castitatis:
killed in defense of
chastity
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ex aerumnis carceris:
died from the physical/moral wounds inflicted on him/her
during imprisonment
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per testimonium caritatis
fortis: died as a result of heroic
charity
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ex acertatibus et vexationibusque
pro fidei quibus pertulit: died as a result of
physical/moral violence s/he endured for the sake of
the faith
In the case of a martyrdom which has
not been formally recognized by the Congregation for the
Causes of Saints (CCS), the phrase uti fertur (Lat.,
“so it is said”) is further added.
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The
second entry refers to the given name of a model of
holiness. The given names are never Anglicized, always spelled in
their original forms and include
diacritical marks when these apply.
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Extended Latin letters (e.g., the Polish
ł, the Hungarian
ő, etc.) in the original
spelling of names are retained.
Quoc ngu is used in the case of Vietnamese
names.
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There are, however, entries whose
names were originally spelled in a non-Roman writing
system such as Armenian, Arabic, Ukrainian, Korean, etc.
These names are Romanized according to the systems used
by the Working
Group on Romanization Systems of the United Nations
Group of Experts on Geographical Names (UNGEGN).
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In many cases, one would encounter
(as in the example above) two names: one unenclosed and the other enclosed in parentheses. The first
is his/her civil name; the latter, the religious
name given him/her upon joining a religious
congregation. The devotional name
attached to the religious name is
Anglicized.
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In certain cases a name enclosed in
brackets would be placed with the given name/s. This
signifies either (1) a sobriquet by which the individual
is better known, or (2) the civil name of a missionary
in the place of his/her birth.
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The
third entry refers to
(1) the individual's canonical state of life
and (2) the diocese or religious community to which the model
of holiness is affiliated.
Many of these religious community have an official English name. In
cases where this does not exist, a non-official
(n.o.) Anglicized name
is supplied.
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The
fourth
entry gives the date and place
of birth.
(2) The second set of
data pertain to essential facts on the beatification process:
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competent diocese
refers to the diocese or eparchy which constitutes the .
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protocol number
signifies the number which the
CCS has assigned to the cause for its official
correspondences; if none is given, it means that the CCS has not
officially issued one or made it public.
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type of cause
identifies whether the cause concerns the question of the practice
of
heroic virtues or
martyrdom; in rare cases, it
concerns the Vatican’s confirmation of cultus,
i.e. a long-standing public devotion given to a perceived holy woman
or man who (in most cases) lived before the beginning of the modern
era.
(3) The third set of
data pertain to the iter (lat., itinerary)
of the canonization process:
(4)
The fourth data indicates the address of the promoter or
actor of the cause and, when available,
the official website of the beatification
process.
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An Important Reminder
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Circle the lists may not be published in a book, journal, or the
like that is intended to be sold commercially. As in any product of
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a violation of this law and the moral rights of the copyright owner.
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