Saints and Blesséds

People declared by a church to be worthy of veneration.

Veneration (Latin veneratio or dulia, Greek, douleia), or veneration of saints, is the act of honoring a saint, a person who has been identified as having a high degree of sanctity or holiness. Angels are shown similar veneration in many religions. Philologically, "to venerate" derives from the Latin verb, venerare, meaning to regard with reverence and respect. Veneration of saints is practiced, formally or informally, by adherents of some branches of all major religions, including Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Islam, and Buddhism.

Beatification (from Latin beatus, "blessed" and facere, "to make") is a recognition accorded by the Catholic Church of a dead person's entrance into Heaven and capacity to intercede on behalf of individuals who pray in his or her name (intercession of saints). Beatification is the third of the four steps in the canonization process. A person who is beatified is in English given the title "Blessed".

All these folks are related to me, the degree of relation of each indicated in red.

1. AVIZ, Fernando (Blessed) [1402-1443]

S18 Portuguese soldier and divine, Grand Master of Aviz

2. David I the Saint of Scotland [~1084-1153]

24GGFa Scottish monarch

3. Fernando III of Castile and León [1198-1252]

20GGFa "the Saint", King, King of Castile

4. Louis IX of France [1214(1215?)-1270]

23GGFa "Crusader" -- French monarch, saint

5. Margaret of Scotland [1045c-1093]

25GGMo Queen consort, Saint

6. Margaret of York, Blesséd [1473-1541]

4C16 English martyr, Countess Salisbury

7. Saint Magnus [1075-1115]

4C26 Earl of Orkney

8. Stephen I of Hungary [969-1038]

1C32 Saint

9. Vladimir I the Great [~0956-1015]

28GGFa Russian saint, Grand Prince of Kiev

10. Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia [907-935]

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