Canonicals
the dress or vestments of the clergy.
Roman Church, by which deceased per- Roman Church, by which deceased persons are declared saints. The Pope institutes a formal investigation of the miraculous and other qualifications of the deceased person recommended for canonization; and an advocate of the devil, as he is called, is appointed to assail the memory of the candidate. If the ex- amination is satisfactory, the Pope prothe actual canonization generally taking the actual canonization generally taking place some years afterward, when a day is dedicated to his honor, his name inserted in the canon or Litany of the Saints in the Mass, and his remains preserved as holy relics.