Oblatio vitae
Category under which a person may be declared Blessed in Catholic canonization
None
Oblatio vitae , meaning "the free offering (i.e. “oblation”) of [one's] life", is a category under which a person may be declared "Blessed" under the canonization procedures of the Roman Catholic church .
The category was created by Pope Francis in his Apostolic Letter Maiorem hac dilectionem ( Greater love than this ) issued on 11 July 2017. [1]
Text of Apostolic Letter
Currently available in English .
References
- ↑ Pope Francis creates new category for beatification: oblatio vitae , accessed 12 July 2017
This Catholic canon law –related article is a stub . You can help Wikipedia by expanding it . |