Oblatio vitae
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Category under which a person may be declared Blessed in Catholic canonization
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Oblatio vitae, meaning "the free offering (i.e. “oblation”) of [one's] life", is a category under which a person may be declared "Blessed" under the
Roman Catholic church
.
The category was created by Pope Francis in his Apostolic Letter Maiorem hac dilectionem (Greater love than this) issued on 11 July 2017.[1]
Text of Apostolic Letter
Currently available in English.
References
- ^ Pope Francis creates new category for beatification: oblatio vitae, accessed 12 July 2017
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