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- Title
Instrucción Sanctorum Mater, de la Congregación de las Causas de los Santos (17 de mayo de 2007), sobre el procedimiento instructorio diocesano o eparquial en las Causas de los Santos.
- Authors
Martins, José Card. Saraiva; Di Ruberto, Michele
- Abstract
The article presents "Sanctorum Mater: Instruction for Conducting Diocesan or Eparchial Inquiries in the Causes of Saints," an instruction issued by the Congregation for the Causes of Saints of the Holy See. The instruction states that its objectives are to clarify the provisions of existing laws governing the causes of saints and facilitate the application of these provisions. It sets forth the procedures to be followed by bishops and eparchs for determining sainthood, including making an initial determination if a cause should be pursued, gathering documentary evidence, interviewing witnesses, and forwarding findings to the Congregation for the Causes of Saints for final consideration.
- Subjects
CANONIZATION; CANON law; CHRISTIAN saints; CATHOLIC Church; BISHOPS; DIOCESES (Canon law)
- Publication
Ius Canonicum, 2010, Vol 50, Issue 99, p257
- ISSN
0021-325X
- Publication type
Article