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| - | :In [[1818]], weary of his somewhat [[restless]] and [[unsettled]] life, [[Clemens Brentano]] [[Conversion|returned to the practice]] of the [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] faith and withdrew to the [[monastery]] of Dülmen, where he lived for some years in strict [[seclusion]]. He took on there the position of secretary to the Catholic [[visionary nun]], the [[beatification|Blessed]] [[Anne Catherine Emmerich]], of whom it was said that, during the last 12 years of her life, she could eat no food except [[Holy Communion]], nor take any drink except water, subsisting entirely on the Holy Eucharist. It was claimed that from 1802 until her death, she bore the wounds of the [[Crown of Thorns]], and from 1812, the full [[stigmata]], including a cross over her heart and the [[wound]] from the [[lance]]. Clemens Brentano made her acquaintance, was converted to the strong faith, and remained at the foot of the stigmatist's bed copying her dictation without embellishment from 1818-1824. When she died, he prepared an index of the [[vision]]s and [[revelation]]s from her journal, ''[[The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ]].'' One of these visions made known by Brentano later led to the discovery of the [[House of the Virgin Mary]] in [[Ephesus]] by [[Abbé Julien Gouyet]], a French priest, in 1881. | + | '''Beatification''' (from [[Latin]] ''beatus'', blessed, via [[Greek (language)|Greek]] μακάριος, ''makarios'') is a recognition accorded by the [[Catholic church]] of a dead person's accession to [[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 given the title "Blessed." |
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Beatification (from Latin beatus, blessed, via Greek μακάριος, makarios) is a recognition accorded by the Catholic church of a dead person's accession to 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 given the title "Blessed."
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