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• n  a state of supreme happiness
• n  the action of rendering supremely blessed and extremely happy
• n  (Roman Catholic Church) an act of the Pope who declares that a deceased person lived a holy life and is worthy of public veneration; a first step toward canonization

• The process included two major steps: beatification, the pope's recognition that a person is worthy of consideration, which begins a lengthy investigation process; and canonization .
• A perception that Opus' ecclesiastical power knew no limits peaked with Escriv's 1992 beatification, a brief (for those days) 17 years after his death.
• His beatification was repeatedly postponed, most recently in the 1980s, when churchmen apparently deemed it not to be "opportune.

• blessedness
• beatitude

News & Articles

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• Eagle Scout community projects enhance pair of historic landmarks in Cohoes
  COHOES — The Spindle City was the recipient of beatification projects by Eagle Scout hopefuls this year which, along with making their community look nicer, have also helped highlight local historical landmarks.
  June 27, 2013 - The Troy Record

Quotes

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• Pope Benedict XVI in Washington Post
  Benedict told reporters that "Romero as a person merits beatification," but Vatican officials removed that quote in an official transcript, keeping only the pope's general praise of the slain prelate as a "great witness to the faith."
• Stanislaw Dziwisz in Forbes
  I am happy because the cause (for beatification) is proceeding well,said Dziwisz, who was John Paul's personal aide for decades and was named to the Krakow post after the pope's death. "People are discovering, even those who before watched...
• Wojciech in BBC News
  We came to pray for his quick beatification and also to pray to him to protect our family,said Wojciech Gladysz, who had travelled 350 km (220 miles) from Warsaw with his wife and three children for the anniversary.