Saints Templates - Juridical-Canonical Templates for a Cause of Beatification and Canonization

Sep 1, 2026

A collection of juridical-canonical templates to support the diocesan or eparchial phase of a Cause for Beatification and Canonization, preparing materials for the Roman phase before the Dicastery of the Causes of Saints. Templates guide adaptation to the specific type of cause, including martyrdom, heroic virtue, offering of life, and alleged miraculous healing, with standardized wording for the Cause’s title, lemma, the inquiry’s doubt and object. Includes formal mandates for appointing a postulator and vice-postulator, plus nominations connected to administration of the fund for the goods of a cause, formatted with placeholders, seals, and signatures.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLetters

FormatDOCX

Pages47

Reading Time16 min

AccessFree to download

Templates Overview

Adapting Template Language to the Type of Cause

Inquiry: Doubt and Object Wording

Mandates and Nominations

Administrator of the Fund for the Goods of a Cause

Private Translation of the Congregation of the Causes of Saints, Le Cause dei Santi, 4th edition, Libreria Editrice Vaticana (2018), pp. 641-700 Prepared by Msgr. Jason Gray, J.C.D. TEMPLATES The following are a series of templates that can serve as a point of reference for the juridical-canonical completion of the diocesan or eparchial phase of a Cause for Beatification and Canonization in preparation for the Roman phase before the Dicastery of the Causes of Saints. These consist of templates that can be used by those who carry out a Cause, adapting them to the particular and unique circumstances of each case. According to the nature of the Cause, the following language in the templates must be adapted as follows: The title and the lemma (definition) of the Cause When treating the martyrdom of a Servant of God: “Cause of Beatification or declaration of martyrdom of the Servant of God [name and title, including state of life in the church], allegedly killed in hatred of the faith”; When treating the cause of the martyrdom of several Servants of God: “Cause of Beatification or declaration of martyrdom of the Servants of God [name and title, including state of life in the Church of the head of the group] and his [her] X companions [precise number of the accompanying martyrs], allegedly killed in hatred of the faith”; For the cause of a Servant of God who practiced heroic virtue: “Cause of Beatification and Canonization of the Servant of God [name and title, including state of life in the church]”; For of a Servant of God who offered his or her life for another: “Cause of Beatification and Canonization of the Servant of God [name and title, including state of life in the church]”. The doubt and the object of the Inquiry For a Servant of God whose Cause is proposed according to martyrdom: “on the life and the martyrdom as well as the reputation of martyrdom of the servant of God [name and title, including state of life in the church]”; For the Servant of God whose Cause is proposed according to a life of heroic virtue: “on the life and the heroic virtue as well as the reputation of holiness and of signs of the Servant of God [name and title, including state of life in the church]”; For the Servant of God whose Cause proceeds according to the offering of life: “on the offering of life until death out of charity as well as the other virtues in an ordinary grade and possibly on the reputation of holiness and of signs of the Servant of God [name and title, including state of life in the church]”; For an alleged miraculous healing: “on the presumed miraculous healing of [name of the one healed], attributed to the intercession of the Servant of God [Venerable Servant of God] [Blessed] [name and title, including state of life in the church].” Mandate to procure the postulator of a cause [on letterhead of the petitioner of the cause] [name of postulator] [address] To [name and title of the postulator] I, the undersigned, [name of the authorized representative: Bishop, Superior General, President of the Association, Committee, or Guild, etc.], as Actor of the Cause of Beatification and Canonization of the Servant of God N. [name and title], [with the consent of the General Counsel] [with the consent of the board of directors, etc.], held on [day and month] in the year of our Lord [year], by virtue of this present mandate constitute and elect you [name], Postulator of the same cause, as my legitimate representative with the authority to act in my name in front of the Dicastery of the Causes of Saints and any other ecclesiastical authority. In the exercise of this office, in addition to the faculties granted to you by law, I grant you all other necessary and useful faculties, including the faculty of nominating one or more vice-postulators outside of Rome. I establish this freely and with trust in your diligence and prudence. Given at [place], on [day, month, year]. [signature] [name] [seal] Bishop [Superior General] [other authorized rep

FAQs

How should the templates’ language be adapted for different kinds of Causes?

The template language must be adjusted according to the Cause’s type, including the title and lemma, using the prescribed formula for martyrdom, heroic virtue, offering of life, or alleged miraculous healing.

What wording is required for the inquiry’s doubt and object?

The inquiry’s doubt and object follows different standard formulations depending on whether the Cause is proposed for martyrdom, heroic virtue, offering of life, or a miraculous healing attributed to the Servant of God’s intercession.

What documents are included for appointing a postulator and vice-postulator?

The templates provide mandate forms to appoint and elect a postulator as the representative before the Dicastery of the Causes of Saints, and a separate nomination letter for a vice-postulator to act in the postulator’s name during absence.

Sep 1, 2026

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