tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778441.post5127847206134074149..comments2023-12-19T06:54:20.572-05:00Comments on Answer Girl: Why is St. Monica a saint?Ellen Clair Lambhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14944288413332520719noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778441.post-61651031353425041372007-01-23T16:30:00.000-05:002007-01-23T16:30:00.000-05:00I will answer this question even though you misspe...I will answer this question even though you misspelled my name, Stephe. <br /><br />It is true that the Catholic church now sets specific criteria for sainthood, but things were a little looser back in the 13th century, when her "cult" first emerged -- that is, when people first started to pray to her. <br /><br />Recognizing the growing number of people praying to Monica, Pope Martin V, in 1430, ordered that her remains be brought from their resting place in Ostia, the ancient harbor of Rome, into the city itself. As her relics were carried from one place to another, several miracles were recorded along the route, and her sainthood seemed to be confirmed. I didn't find anything that mentioned what these miracles were, specifically.Ellen Clair Lambhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14944288413332520719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778441.post-39988578185184994382007-01-23T16:16:00.000-05:002007-01-23T16:16:00.000-05:00Claire,
I'm not exactly sure you answered the ques...Claire,<br />I'm not exactly sure you answered the question. I understand she was a good person and converted her husband, etc. but is that ALL you have to do to become sainted? Aren't there <b>specific criteria</b>? In fact I thought sainthood actually required 3 documented miracles (at least that's what I saw in a movie once).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com