When was St. Patrick canonized?
Thank you, Pat Whiteside Dear Pat, Thanks for your inquiry. Below is some information I hope you’ll find helpful. In JMJ, Tom Allen Editor, CE When was St. Patrick Canonized? It seems that Patrick’s status of national apostle was made independently of Rome: he was claimed locally as a saint before the practice of canonization was introduced by the Vatican. He was received by the Church by acclamation, as it were, rather than by a formal canonization process. That is likewise true of the great majority of the saints, and it is particularly typical in the case of martyrs. This absence of a formal canonization or glorification of Saint Patrick of Ireland is not an indication of any doubt about his merits, but rather the result of a situation wherein a formal glorification would be superfluous. When Did the Church Start Honoring Saints? By the year 100 A.D., Christians were honoring other Christians who had died, and asking for their intercession. Many people think that honoring saints was
