Beatification

Beatification (from Latin beatus, blessed, Greek μακάριος, makarios and Latin facere, make) is a recognition given by the Catholic Church of a dead person's entrance into Heaven and power to help people who pray in his or her name. Beatification is the third of the four steps in the canonization process. A person who is beatified is given the title "Blessed".

Pope John Paul II beatified more people than many of the popes before him put together.

Other websites

• List of all Blesseds in the Catholic Church by Giga-Catholic Information.

Stages of Canonization in the Catholic Church
Servant of God   →   Venerable   →   Blessed   →   Saint