| 41. | China described the canonization as an " open insult ."
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| 42. | Mainland officials branded the canonization " an open insult ."
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| 43. | The priest reached the step before canonization _ beatification _ in 1995.
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| 44. | The five candidates for canonization were beatified in the 1980s and 1990s.
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| 45. | A canonization ceremony earlier this month in Madrid drew 1 million people.
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| 46. | After beatification, a subsequent miracle is needed for canonization.
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| 47. | Beatification is the last formal step before possible canonization, or sainthood.
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| 48. | His final canonization was that of Vincent Pallotti on 20 January 1963.
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| 49. | An estimated 300, 000 people attended the canonization ceremony.
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| 50. | This canonization was later annulled, although he remains beatified.
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