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A friend and I were discussing whether a church could currently be named after Theodore Romzha.
I believe his title is 'Blessed' Theodore Romzha and he has a feast day of November 1st. But not being referred to as 'Saint' would preclude him from being the patron of a church currently. Or am I wrong.....?
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whether a church could currently be named after Theodore Romzha Maybe the first move to name a church after Theodore Romzha should be within the diocese of Presov as a local "saint." Isn't this the old tradition?
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Actually, it should be in the Mukachevo Eparchy and not the Prjashev Eparchy. Blessed Theodore served in the Mukachevo Eparchy.
x.p.! c.e.!
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You most certainly can dedicate a parish or mission community to a "Blessed", East or West.
In our own area, the newest Latin parish in a nearby town is dedicated to Mother Teresa of Calcutta who is not yet canonized.
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Blessed Theodore served in the Mukachevo Eparchy. Correct, the Presov eparchy has three of its own Sarisan "saint" martyrs - Vasil Hopko, Pavol Gojdic and Metod Trcka - so there are plenty to go around.
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Yes, those three are from the Prjahev Eparchy...
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Dear Friend,
Here we have a church dedicated to Blessed Margaret of "Citta del Castello" and also to Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha.
Historically, among the first forms of canonization, was the simply construction of a church in honour of a holy person.
In Ethiopia, that is still the practice today, also the Tewahedo Church will now make pronouncements on saints or martyrs it includes in its calendar.
I asked an Ethiopian priest about a saint once and he immediately referred to a listing of the many churches of Ethiopia to see if there was a church built in his honour . . .
It is frequently the case that when the ROC glorifies a saint, the building of a church in his or her honour follows soon after.
Alex
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