It would seem like Pope Francis is really bringing back the idea of equipollent canonization, as even before these latest 16, Pope Francis had previously equipollently canonized 7 saints: Sts. Angela of Foligno, Peter Faber, Jose de Anchieta, Marie de l' Incarnation, Francoise de Laval, Bartholomew of Braga, and Margaret of Castello. With these latest he has now made 23 equipollent canonizations.
It would seem like Pope Francis is really bringing back the idea of equipollent canonization, as even before these latest 16, Pope Francis had previously equipollently canonized 7 saints: Sts. Angela of Foligno, Peter Faber, Jose de Anchieta, Marie de l' Incarnation, Francoise de Laval, Bartholomew of Braga, and Margaret of Castello. With these latest he has now made 23 equipollent canonizations.
It would seem like Pope Francis is really bringing back the idea of equipollent canonization, as even before these latest 16, Pope Francis had previously equipollently canonized 7 saints: Sts. Angela of Foligno, Peter Faber, Jose de Anchieta, Marie de l' Incarnation, Francoise de Laval, Bartholomew of Braga, and Margaret of Castello. With these latest he has now made 23 equipollent canonizations.